Influence

Influence may refer to:

In science and technology:

• Sphere of influence (astrodynamics), the region around a celestial body in which it is the primary gravitational influence on orbiting objects
• Sphere of influence (astronomy), a region around a black hole in which the gravity of the black hole dominates that of the host bulge
• Social influence, in social psychology, influence in interpersonal relationships
  • Minority influence, when the minority (which can include the status quo) affect the behavior or beliefs of the majority

In entertainment:

• Influence (band), a rock band formed in the 1960s
• Influence (Little Caesar album), 1992 album by Little Caesar
• Influence (Sister Machine Gun album), the seventh album by industrial rock band Sister Machine Gun

Other uses:

• Undue influence, in contract law, where one person takes advantage of a position of power over another person
• Sphere of influence, in political science, an area over which a state or organization has some indirect control
• Office of Strategic Influence, a short-lived U.S. government department
• Driving under the influence, the criminal act of driving while intoxicated
• Influence: Science and Practice, or Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion; two books by Robert Cialdini