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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Unlike reporters, news creators are often not beholden to editorial standards and substantial fact-checking—something that is one high-profile defamation lawsuit away from changing but that, for now, marks a difference. —

Makena Kelly, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024 Being an Independent will become more of a common attribute in 2025, as officials look to brand themselves as not beholden to one party or another. —

Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 Month: Finally, a sign of life for Europe’s sovereign satellite Internet constellation European nations don't want to remain beholden to Starlink, OneWeb, or other networks. —

Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 1 Nov. 2024 To a certain extent, the committee is beholden to an underlying structure created several years ago by the university presidents and conference commissioners who oversee the CFP. —

Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for beholden to