consequential

President Theodore Roosevelt was one of America’s most consequential progressive leaders, in no small part because of his vigorous support for conservation, including jumpstarting the national park system.

The same basic principle applies: In the proper setting, ordinary citizens sworn to a public duty can be relied on to make sound judgments on serious and consequential matters.

Love him or hate him — most folks seem to do one or the other — Trump promises a highly consequential and potent presidency.

But the issue isn’t just that the fight for control of the House was extremely close, and that those three newly gerrymandered seats proved consequential.

By quitting that agreement, the U.S. will abdicate any leadership role when it comes to the most consequential issue facing the international community while reducing pressure on China to curb its greenhouse gas emissions.