'hold clout' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe a person or group of people who are influential or have a great deal of power and influence. For example, "The mayor of the city holds a great deal of clout in the local government."
Many of the founders' descendants live in the area, and their last names still hold clout: Bevier, Crispell, DuBois, Hasbrouck, LeFevre and, of course, Deyo.
Couple after couple, many in their waning years but with good face-work and names that hold clout, stepped into a cocktail reception in a gilded ballroom turned into a white Russian winter fantasy, complete with ballet dancers and ice sculptures of giant bears.
Physical single releases still hold clout.
As a result, likable people are often consulted for their point of view and hold clout when decisions are being made.
"Baucus support holds clout".
Ben Alnwick, back in the Barnsley goal after suspension, tipped away a stinging drive from Dyer after excellent build-up play from Swansea, while Tomasz Cywka troubled Tremmel with a dipping volley that the German just held, clouting his head against the post in the process.
Trophy hunters hold immense clout in the Trump administration.
Regulators hold substantial clout especially in the absence of action by congress and nowhere is that more apparent than at the place like the federal energy regulatory commission which is in a state of flux of its own right now.
Its rows with Diageo and Heineken apparently show the multinational brewers flexing their muscles to retain their pricing power in a country which has never seen a pub chain big enough to hold any clout against them before.
He says today's big preannouncements will hold more clout than last night's Supreme Court decision because the election has already been discounted.
