influence

[Example Sentences]:
1. Abdulazeez was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence April 20.
2. The way that you influence these issues is to be in the arena.
3. The influence a game can have on someone is not uniform.
4. What you plan to do with your computer should influence the processor you go for.
5. This new research is the first to show that Twitter activity can influence TV ratings.
6. Communications people know how to influence people and get them to think about cyber.
7. The people watching can influence the people on the video and also talk to one another.
8. It is also quite clear that carriers have a lot of influence on the update process.
9. We want to make sure that that influence is heard.
10. I understand they were under the influence of the political system.
11. They are of little use, but their influence is far too big.
12. So I was impressed with the potential of social media to influence democracy.
13. In any case, even a little change could influence our future.
14. Being on TV has a huge influence on someone if you are asking for an opinion.
15. The ministry said Russia would use all our influence to restore peace and calm.

[Antonyms]inefficiency, ineffectiveness, inefficacy

[Synonyms]authority, ascendency, control