stranglehold (n)
chokehold (n)
throttlehold (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 07
def complete power over a person or situation
examples corporations have a stranglehold on the media
the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public
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Hypernym power, powerfulness
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Hyponym power, powerfulness

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