influence (n.)

power to affect others

Examples

• Parents have a big influence.

Key rules

• Influence is the power to affect others
• Have an influence on, have influence over
• Influence can be a verb too

Common mistakes

• It has a big influence in me → It has a big influence on me
• She has influence in the team → She has influence over the team

Use cases

• Describing parents
• Politics
• Describing trends