beholden to
idiom
formal
: owing a favor or gift to (someone) : having obligations to (someone)
politicians who are beholden to special interest groups
She works for herself, and so is beholden to no one.
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At another, the CDC director, who has never been beholden to the committee’s advice, could begin ignoring it more often.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
The war was supposed to stop this movement and bring Ukraine back securely into vassal status, whether formally reincorporated into Russia proper or nominally independent with a puppet government in Kyiv beholden to Moscow.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
After the election, the Abandon movement is seeking to have this moment mark a turning point in the political identity for Muslim Americans to not feel beholden to any one side.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
Governments across Europe operate under (severe) budget constraints and are beholden to universal access with minimal out-of-pocket costs for patients.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
The war was supposed to stop this movement and bring Ukraine back securely into vassal status, whether formally reincorporated into Russia proper or nominally independent with a puppet government in Kyiv beholden to Moscow.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
After the election, the Abandon movement is seeking to have this moment mark a turning point in the political identity for Muslim Americans to not feel beholden to any one side.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
Governments across Europe operate under (severe) budget constraints and are beholden to universal access with minimal out-of-pocket costs for patients.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Beholden to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beholden%20to. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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