clout
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5.3
- noun
- /klaʊt/
:
influencia
- If he's successful, he'll have enough clout to load the board of directors with his own people.
- political clout
- economic clout
- lose clout
Like here's some, here's some clout, here's some success.
- Like here's some, here's some clout, here's some success.
- I, with all my charisma and energy and clout, can't move big.
- So they didn't get any of the clout that comes with creating Bitcoin.
- That has that much clout or fame.
- So do we think this is just a straight clout play by Julia Fox?
- And when the crisis hit, automakers lacked the bargaining clout to adapt.
- Now add fame, wealth, followers, clout into sex, you know, into the matter.
- You have been expressing your ICS about guys for clout on social media for about a year now.
- So there's the deficit Hawks will have some clout there.
- But when a company with as much clout as Razor brings a new headset to market?
Examples
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Hal: You know, John, with your clout at city hall, you could get this pipe seen to in a jiffy.
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A tribute to the clout of the center, whose members include Susan Baker, wife of Treasury Secretary James Baker.
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I already used all my clout to save your ass.
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We can give you more clout with the company.
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But there are people with a lot more clout, and she could afford any of them.
Fiction book (2002) -
Who has the political clout to have such a report suppressed?
Academic text (1992) -
The temporary decline in U.S. clout in the 1970s influenced the fortunes of its allies, including Israel.
Academic text (2013) -
He just didn't have the political clout to get the assignment.
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The senator used her political clout to secure funding for the new hospital.
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Many celebrities have considerable clout in influencing public opinion.
Synonyms
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3.4
Ability to control people or events
140
5.2
Power to influence people or events to get a better result
80
5.1
A force that draws things or gives someone an advantage
26
5.1
Power over other people and events
9
8.2
A position of power over other people or groups
1
7.8
To have power or control over others
Having power over other people or groups
Antonyms
Compounds
How Much Influence
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clout meaning 'power' or 'influence' comes from the idea of having weight or a strong force that moves things, so if you have clout you have the 'weight' to get decisions made.