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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

omnipotent

adjective

powerful enough to do everything

supreme

adjective

most important, or most powerful

high-powered

adjective

very powerful and effective

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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higgledy-piggledy

mixed together in a way that is not planned, organized, or tidy

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show a bit of ankle

… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything

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