someone with clout

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• clout — clout1 [klaut] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: clout heavy hit (14 21 centuries)] 1.) [U] informal power or the authority to influence other people s decisions political/economic etc clout ▪ people with financial clout the clout to do sth ▪ Few… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• clout — I UK [klaʊt] / US noun Word forms clout : singular clout plural clouts informal 1) [uncountable] the authority to make decisions, or the power to influence events It is a system in which individual voters have more clout.… …   English dictionary

• clout — clout1 [ klaut ] noun INFORMAL 1. ) uncount the authority to make decisions or the power to influence events: It is a system in which individual voters have more clout. political/financial/economic clout: The government has less political clout… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• clout — 1 noun 1 (U) informal the power or authority to influence other people s decisions: His job carries a lot of clout. 2 (C) informal a hard blow given with the hand: I ll give you a clout round the ear! 2 verb (T) informal to hit someone hard: Dad… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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• inkfight — A war of words fought against someone with media clout. Don t pick a fight with someone that buys ink by the barrel and paper by the ton. Don t get into an inkfight with the Times or any other big paper …   Dictionary of american slang

• inkfight — A war of words fought against someone with media clout. Don t pick a fight with someone that buys ink by the barrel and paper by the ton. Don t get into an inkfight with the Times or any other big paper …   Dictionary of american slang

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