| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | agenda-setting | shaping what others discuss |
| 2. | ascendant | growing in power or influence |
| 3. | assertive | confidently forceful in manner |
| 4. | authoritative | commanding trust and respect |
| 5. | big-name | widely famous and important |
| 6. | celebrated | famous and praised |
| 7. | charismatic | having compelling personal charm |
| 8. | commanding | inspiring attention and respect |
| 9. | compelling | powerfully convincing or engaging |
| 10. | consequential | having important results or impact |
| 11. | controlling | exercising power over outcomes |
| 12. | credible | believable and worthy of trust |
| 13. | culture-shaping | affecting cultural trends |
| 14. | decision-shaping | affecting important choices |
| 15. | decisive | settling matters effectively |
| 16. | defining | characterizing an era or field |
| 17. | directive | giving authoritative guidance |
| 18. | distinguished | successful and highly respected |
| 19. | dominant | most powerful or important |
| 20. | dominating | having the strongest effect |
| 21. | effective | producing a desired result |
| 22. | eminent | famous and highly respected |
| 23. | epoch-making | important enough to mark an era |
| 24. | essential | completely necessary or fundamental |
| 25. | far-reaching | affecting many people or things |
| 26. | far-seeing | showing wise foresight |
| 27. | far-sighted | thinking wisely about the future |
| 28. | fashion-setting | starting styles others follow |
| 29. | forceful | strong and assertive in effect |
| 30. | foremost | most important or leading |
| 31. | formidable | impressively powerful or strong |
| 32. | foundational | forming a basic support |
| 33. | galvanizing | spurring people into action |
| 34. | game-changing | causing major change |
| 35. | go-to | regularly relied on |
| 36. | governing | directing or controlling affairs |
| 37. | groundbreaking | introducing important new ideas |
| 38. | guiding | directing others’ choices or views |
| 39. | hard-hitting | having strong impact |
| 40. | heavyweight | a very important person |
| 41. | high-powered | having great authority or influence |
| 42. | high-profile | attracting much public attention |
| 43. | impactful | having a strong effect |
| 44. | important | having great significance or weight |
| 45. | indispensable | too important to do without |
| 46. | inspiring | motivating others strongly |
| 47. | instrumental | important in making something happen |
| 48. | integral | necessary to make whole |
| 49. | key | crucially important or central |
| 50. | kingmaking | able to decide leaders |
| 51. | leading | most important or advanced |
| 52. | magnetic | strongly attracting people or attention |
| 53. | major | very important or significant |
| 54. | marked | clearly noticeable or strong |
| 55. | market-moving | able to affect markets |
| 56. | masterful | showing great skill and authority |
| 57. | material | important enough to affect outcomes |
| 58. | meaningful | important and significant |
| 59. | mighty | very powerful or strong |
| 60. | notable | worthy of attention and respect |
| 61. | noteworthy | deserving attention and notice |
| 62. | opinion-leading | guiding others’ views |
| 63. | outsize | unusually large or strong |
| 64. | outsized | larger or stronger than usual |
| 65. | overriding | more important than others |
| 66. | persuasive | good at influencing opinions |
| 67. | pioneering | introducing new methods or ideas |
| 68. | pivotal | critically important to outcomes |
| 69. | potent | having strong effect or force |
| 70. | power-broking | exercising behind-the-scenes influence |
| 71. | powerful | having strong effect or control |
| 72. | preeminent | surpassing all others in importance |
| 73. | principal | first in importance |
| 74. | prominent | widely noticed and respected |
| 75. | recognized | generally known and acknowledged |
| 76. | renowned | widely known and admired |
| 77. | respected | admired and taken seriously |
| 78. | revolutionary | causing dramatic change |
| 79. | rising | becoming more important or powerful |
| 80. | ruling | exercising authority over others |
| 81. | seminal | strongly shaping later developments |
| 82. | shaping | helping form development or opinion |
| 83. | significant | important enough to matter greatly |
| 84. | standard-setting | establishing a model for others |
| 85. | steering | guiding direction or decisions |
| 86. | strong | having great power or effect |
| 87. | style-setting | setting trends in appearance |
| 88. | substantial | considerable in amount or importance |
| 89. | taste-making | shaping public preferences |
| 90. | towering | greatly superior in importance |
| 91. | trailblazing | pioneering and highly impactful |
| 92. | transformative | causing major positive change |
| 93. | trend-making | creating trends others follow |
| 94. | trendsetting | starting new styles or ideas |
| 95. | trusted | relied on with confidence |
| 96. | visionary | showing original and inspiring foresight |
| 97. | vital | absolutely necessary or important |
| 98. | weighty | having serious importance or influence |
| 99. | well-connected | having useful social connections |
| 100. | well-known | known by many people |
