leverage

leverage

noun

Definition of LEVERAGE

the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly <lacking much of the leverage it once had, the union is now being forced to make some humiliating concessions>

Synonyms authority, clout, credit, heft, in, juice [slang], leverage, pull, sway, weight

Related Words counterinfluence; command, dominance, dominion, mastery, predominance, reign, scepter, sovereignty (also sovranty), supremacy; consequence, eminence, importance, moment; impact, impress, impression, imprint, mark

Near Antonyms helplessness, impotence, impotency, powerlessness, weakness