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Originally appearing in Volume V14, Page 552 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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INFLUENCE (
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Late
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Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)  , word whose
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principal
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modern meaning is that of
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power,
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control or
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action affecting others, exercised, either covertly or without
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INFLUENZA visible means or
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direct
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physical agency . It is one of those numerous terms of
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astrology (q.v.) which have established themselves in current
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language . From the stars was supposed to flow an ethereal stream which affected the course of events on the
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earth and the fortunes and characters of men . For the
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law as to " undue
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influence " see
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CONTRACT .

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