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Meanings of clout in English

Portuguese
murro
Catalan
mastegot
Spanish
tortazo

(Boxing) a blow with the fist.

      murro
      Catalan
      preeminència
      Spanish
      fuerza

      Special advantage or influence.

            preeminència

            A short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood.

                  The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone.

                        Usage of clout in English
                        1
                        Put simply, they believe that serious transfer market clout will be theirs.
                        The Guardian
                        2
                        Others worry U.S. military clout may ultimately be used to seize resources.
                        Reuters
                        3
                        They also have clout as major investors in oil and coal companies.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        They long ago lost the numbers but they never lost their clout.
                        The Guardian
                        5
                        And of course asylum seekers have no economic and social clout whatever.
                        The Guardian
                        6
                        However, the fewer investors attend, the greater clout the rebels will have.
                        Reuters
                        7
                        It has more clout and it's six days a week, he added.
                        Reuters
                        8
                        China, meanwhile, appears to be wielding ever-greater economic clout over North Korea.
                        Reuters
                        9
                        Obama's modest second-term agenda so far illustrates his diminished clout in Washington.
                        Reuters
                        10
                        But the women's real prize is their new clout as local celebrities.
                        Reuters
                        11
                        There's safety, and greater clout, in numbers when negotiating with aggrieved investors.
                        Reuters
                        12
                        For most of the post-war era, their political clout kept subsidies flowing.
                        Reuters
                        13
                        You've got enough clout at this point that they probably have to.
                        Man on a leash
                        14
                        It's my office, my control, but Agent Bell packs major Beltway clout.
                        Deadly Heat
                        15
                        We have a lot of political clout and sophistication for the battle.
                        Wired
                        16
                        They hope to become CEOs themselves and have that kind of clout.
                        Perilous Shield
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                        Clout through the time
                        Clout across language varieties
                        United States of America
                        Common
                        Ireland
                        Common
                        United Kingdom
                        Less common