peer influence

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• influence — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effect sb/sth has; power to control sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, enormous, great, marked, significant, substantial, tremendous ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• peer group pressure — UK US noun [U] (also peer pressure) ► the influence that people who belong to a particular group can have on other members of the group: »Sales of the iPhone® have benefited from peer group pressure …   Financial and business terms

• peer pressure — peer ,pressure noun uncount the influence that other people of your own age or social class have on the way you behave or dress …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• peer group — peer′ group n. psl soc a group of friends or associates, usu. of similar background, social status, and esp. age, who are likely to influence a person s beliefs and behavior • Etymology: 1940–45 …   From formal English to slang

• peer — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 person of the same age/status ADJECTIVE ▪ academic (esp. AmE), professional ▪ She is highly respected by her professional peers. VERB + PEER ▪ outperform …   Collocations dictionary

• peer group — noun contemporaries of the same status (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑coevals, ↑contemporaries, ↑generation • Member Meronyms: ↑peer, ↑equal, ↑match, ↑compeer …   Useful english dictionary

• influence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Power to effect decision Nouns 1. influence, importance, weight, pressure, preponderance; predominance, predominancy (see superiority); power, sway; ascendancy; hegemony, reign, control, authority; bias …   English dictionary for students

• peer pressure — noun influence from members of one s peer group …   English new terms dictionary

• peer group — a group of people, usually of similar age, background, and social status, with whom a person associates and who are likely to influence the person s beliefs and behavior. [1940 45] * * * …   Universalium

• peer pressure — UK / US noun [uncountable] the influence that other people of your own age or social class have on the way you behave or dress …   English dictionary

• ˈpeer ˌpressure — noun [U] the influence that other people of your own age or social class have on the way that you behave or dress …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English