Direction and Influence

Direction

Direction noun - A statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned.

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Influence and direction are semantically related In some cases you can use "Influence" instead a noun "Direction".

Nearby Words: direct, directed, directly, director, directive

Influence

Influence noun - The power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly.

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Direction and influence are semantically related in power topic. Sometimes you can use "Direction" instead a noun "Influence", if it concerns topics such as guidance, control.

Nearby Words: influenced, influential, influencing, influent

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good	good direction	good influence
musical	musical direction	musical influence
clear	clear direction	clear influence
positive	positive direction	positive influence
Other adjectives: single, actual, real, little, bad, dark, new, political, possible.

Both words in one sentence

He instead uses the last of his influence to give them a push in the right direction.

Source: Royals Who Actually Do Something
A blue-eyed soul duo who had a major influence on the direction of rock at the time.

Source: Music of the 1970s
Ascended Fanboy: Niall idolized Justin Bieber before One Direction was formed and cited him as an influence during his X Factor audition.

Source: Music / One Direction

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