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clout

noun as in power

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The controversy — and CBS’ upcoming cancellation of Colbert — has focused new attention on the cultural clout of late night hosts, despite the industry’s falling ratings.

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It’s a dream of activist investors, who fear losing the clout they gain when retail investors don’t vote.

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Its clout grew further in 2016 with the creation of OPEC+, an alliance between the cartel and other oil producers, including Russia.

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The novel then winds through Lola’s year after that: her initial rejection of internet fame before chasing internet clout despite knowing that’s what killed her best friend.

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The right-wing ethnonationalist backsliders mobilize electoral support for themselves by vilifying minorities of various kinds, especially those with relatively little power or electoral clout.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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