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The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.

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influence

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Source Word

influence

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈɪn.flu.əns/

Noun

countable uncountable obsolete

Japanese Meaning

ある物事や人物に対し、変化や効果を及ぼす力や効果、すなわち「影響」や「影響力」を指す。

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Her influence over the committee helped secure funding for the project.

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彼女の委員会に対する影響力によって、プロジェクトの資金が確保された。

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Sense（1）

The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use.

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Sense（2）

An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.

I'm not able to exercise influence over him.

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Sense（3）

A person or thing exerting such power or action.

The animals were thoroughly frightened. It seemed to them as though Snowball were some kind of invisible influence, pervading the air about them and menacing them with all kinds of dangers.

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