influential

most powerful or important or influential

n position or state of being dominant or in control n someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) s tending or directed upward s most powerful or important or influential

n Arabian physician and influential Islamic philosopher

v try to gain favor by cringing or flattering s attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery s attempting to win favor by flattery

(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)