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Powerful

powerful

adjective

able to influence or control what people do or think

influential

adjective

able to influence the way other people think or behave

formidable

adjective

very impressive in size, power, or skill and therefore deserving respect and often difficult to deal with

commanding

adjective

powerful and impressive

autocratic

adjective

ruling with complete power

high-powered

adjective

important and powerful in a company or organization

dominant

adjective

a dominant person or animal is stronger than others in a group and wants to control them

important

adjective

important people have a lot of influence or power

supreme

adjective

most important, or most powerful

high-powered

adjective

very powerful and effective

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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emancipation

the process of giving freedom and rights to someone

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pierce the corporate veil

… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders

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