1clout 
/ˈklaʊt/ noun
plural clouts /ˈklaʊt/ noun 1 [noncount] : the power to influence or control situations
▪ She used her political clout to have another school built. ▪ the country's economic/financial clout 2 [count] chiefly Brit, informal : a hit especially with the hand — usually singular ▪ When she was naughty, she would get a clout from her mother.
▪ She used her political clout to have another school built. ▪ the country's economic/financial clout
