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