Synonym: bat, hit, knock, rap, strike. Similar words: cloud, cloudy, close, o'clock, closet, closer, loud, flour. Meaning: [klaʊt] n. 1. a target used in archery 2. special advantage or influence 3. a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood 4. (boxing) a blow with the fist. v. strike hard, especially with the fist.
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61) Always vulnerable because they lack financial clout, lower income families are an easy target.
62) The political clout of the primary education sector in the struggle for resources is clearly limited.
63) Instead we have to give it to a private law firm known for its political clout.
64) They have links with the state government in Albany as well as City Hall, which adds hugely to their clout.
65) For all its clout in Washington, no member of the Gallo family has ever gotten that close to the Oval Office.
66) Lendoiro secured a loan to wipe out the club's debts and give the club some clout in the transfer market. Sentencedict.com
67) The salesperson in the example above didn't have clout.
68) The two firms wield enormous clout in financial markets.
69) Subspecies just do not carry as much political clout.
70) Better a clout than a hole out.
71) Economic clout is Taiwan's raison d'etre.
72) Cast ne'er a clout till May be out.
73) As markets sputter, analysts are regaining some clout.
74) 22% of Gen X said they felt they have the "clout in their organization" necessary to introduce new technology, while only 13% of those under 29 said the same.
75) Tel Aviv may not be the official capital of Israel, but its economic clout in the country is unmatched.
76) The princeling faction will then use its new clout to consolidate its grip on the economy.
77) You could roll your eyes at her maudlin excesses and her spiritual imperiousness, but you couldn't deny her clout, or her courage.
78) If this work hasn't happened, extensively and at levels that carry the necessary political clout to execute the plans when the default happens, the euro is odds-on to fail.
79) Beijing's apparent effort to pre-empt criticism from nationalist Internet users has resulted in a radicalization of Chinese diplomacy that might undercut China's global clout.
80) It's no wonder that East Asian capitals are uneasy about China's growing maritime clout.
81) Leaders in sectors with far more clout than health are making a similar point .
82) While some schools hold a certain amount of clout with many large studios and their degrees are in fact well respected, like Ringling or Cal Arts for example, artistic jobs do not require a degree.
83) Use things like shared processor weights, maximum transmission unit (MTU) sizes, and RAM allocation to give the production LPARs more clout than the development LPARs.
84) While London could be known for its creative talent, what It'still lacks is commercial clout.
85) FROM being a rounding error a decade ago, the financial clout of China now trails only that of America.
86) Larger males are more likely to win fights, are more dominant, have clout with the Ivy's maitre d', make eye contact with bar staff at crucial moments, and, crucially, are more likely to reproduce.
87) To Indian leaders, the program symbolized international political clout and technological modernity.
88) In the rich world one respecter of papal clout is Britain's new prime minister, Gordon Brown.
89) A third argument is that inequality perverts politics, with Wall Street's influence in Washington often cited as exhibit A of the unhealthy clout of a plutocratic elite.
90) But now China has more worldwide clout, and public opinion at home has taken on a combative (and sometimes downright jingoistic) tone.