The phrase
"enormous clout" means having a lot of power, influence, or strong impact in a certain situation or over people.
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Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«enormous»
«clout»
Sentences with «enormous clout»
- Silver has held the post since 1994, wielding enormous clout over the state political scene. (newsday.com)
- Specter, a former chair of the spending panel that allocates the NIH budget, already had enormous clout as one of a handful of moderate Republicans who could exchange his vote for goodies and help Democrats get legislation through. (sciencemag.org)
- The magazine carries enormous clout in the land of the rising sun, and when it does something unexpected — like give a perfect score to a game, for instance — readers take notice. (thatvideogameblog.com)
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