A student gathers other students to bring a parking issue to the attention of the college administration, leading to a beneficial change in allocation of campus parking spaces. Which of the following anthropological terms BEST describes the student's influence?

a. power

b. authority

c. koinonia

d. charisma

Option A, power, is the right answer.

Explanation:

The term power can be best described as the ability to do something or take action in a particular way, notably as forte or character.

At the same time, influence can be described as the capacity to affect the character, construction, or action of someone or something, or the consequence itself. In the given situation, it is a student who makes efforts to influence other students to support him in his action of allocation for campus parking spaces. In this way, that student has the Power to influence other students, therefore, option A will be the right answer.