Meanings of political sway in English

Don't discount the political sway I have in this community, Mrs. Wilkens.

Its political sway is brief, its effects on English and American character are lasting.

Yet the industry has plenty of financial firepower and political sway to meet the challenge.

And Murdoch has comprehensively lost his political sway.

Some analysts have said the shift to central bank governor will mean Martowardojo will have less political sway.

As income inequality increases, the social and political sway of those at the very, very top grows, too.

All that money can help trade and ultimately convert into political sway, Chinese experts and former officials have said.

In manhood we prize the condensed narrative, the grave firmness, the critical art, and the political sway of ballads.

Slave owners used their vast wealth to hold political sway over the nation, its Constitution, courts, and legislatures for decades.

We are the only power in Asia that has not founded its political sway upon the religion of the people.

They went through a number of revitalizations, but never enjoyed the political sway they held during the Dark Ages of Terra.

The Delphi Method With traditional prioritization techniques, the larger the group, the more they are influenced by group-think and political sway.

Union membership is down nationally, but organized labor holds significant political sway in Chicago, where city workers must live within city limits.

A temporary loss of Queensbury's political sway in Scotland was the result, and a consequent increase of power to the Squadrone Volante.

All three major parties have tried to appeal to Canada's large ethnic vote, which holds political sway in many of Toronto's burgeoning suburbs.

But military commander Khalifa Haftar still sits astride oil terminals, with enough fire power and political sway to thwart any plans for peace.