instrumental in doing

instrumental in doing something

playing an important part in doing something. John was instrumental in getting the contract to build the new building. Our senator was instrumental in defeating the bill.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Szabolcs	-	Hungarian
Antonina	ahn-taw-NEE-nah (Polish), ahn-tah-NEE-nah (Russian)	Italian, Polish, Russian, Ancient Roman
Bobbie	['bɔbi]
Maarja	MAH:RR-yah	Estonian
Azura	a-ZHUR-ə, AZH-rə	English (Rare)
Chance	CHANTS	English