clout.

1. Power to affect decisions or obtain results.

2. A forceful hit, especially with the hand.

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Words that belong together

• political clout
• considerable clout

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The association had enough clout to reopen negotiations.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: clouts.