| clout |
(informal) influence or power to persuade. [1/3 definitions] |
| coevolution |
a process in which two or more interacting species influence each other's evolution, as in the case of pollinators and flowers. |
| Commonwealthmen |
group of British thinkers and reformers whose ideas of republicanism, civic virtue, and liberty had an influence on the leaders of the American Revolution. |
| compel |
to affect or influence forcefully. [1/3 definitions] |
| connection |
one with whom one is associated, esp. a family member or person of influence. [1/6 definitions] |
| constellation |
in astrology, the relative positioning of the stars and planets, esp. at the time of one's birth, believed to influence character and fate. [1/3 definitions] |
| contact |
a person considered useful or valuable as a means of gaining favor, getting specialized information, or of exerting influence; connection. [1/8 definitions] |
| contagion |
a harmful and spreading influence. [1/4 definitions] |
| containment |
a government policy, enacted in a variety of ways, that is intended to curb the territorial growth, economic expansion, or ideological influence of a hostile nation. [1/3 definitions] |
| corrupt |
to influence (a public official) improperly, esp. by bribery. [1/11 definitions] |
| counterbalance |
any force or influence, such as a weight or a point in an argument, that exactly balances another; counterpoise. [2 definitions] |
| counterinfluence |
combined form of influence. |
| counterpoise |
any force or influence, such as a weight or a point in an argument, that exactly balances another; counterbalance. [2/3 definitions] |
| day |
a period of influence. [1/5 definitions] |
| demon |
a persistently troublesome emotion, force, or influence. [1/4 definitions] |
| demoniac |
apparently under the influence of a demon or evil spirit; raging; mad. [2/3 definitions] |
| dollar diplomacy |
a U.S. government policy of promoting national interests by encouraging investment abroad, or of using governmental power or influence to protect and promote such private investment. [2 definitions] |
| dominant |
in genetics, of a gene or trait that masks the influence of a recessive when the two appear together. (Cf. recessive.) [1/4 definitions] |
| dominate |
to control or govern by the use of power or influence; rule. [1/5 definitions] |
| doped-up |
heavily under the influence of drugs. |
| duopsony |
the market condition that exists when there are only two buyers, who can thus exert great influence on price. (Cf. monopsony, oligopsony.) |