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.
Examples of beholden to in a Sentence
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Buy now, pay later services — or BNPL for short — are now beholden to some of the same rules as credit card providers.
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Emma Roth, The Verge, 23 May 2024
The Justice Department reached a settlement with Live Nation in 2019 to amend a consent decree the company had been beholden to since the Ticketmaster merger in 2010, extending the consent decree through 2025.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
His departure would leave Netanyahu more beholden to far-right allies who believe Israel should occupy Gaza and rebuild Jewish settlements there.
—Jack Jeffery, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2024
My conclusion is that the same politicians who embraced the overturning of Roe v. Wade because life is so sacred are also the same politicians who are beholden to the NRA and its financial support.
—For The Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024
But those businesses are also beholden to strict rules under the law about handling consumers’ financial information and could be penalized by the Federal Trade Commission for violating those rules.
—Colin Lecher and Ross Teixeira, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
Biden and his team are beholden to a theory of the race that puts Donald Trump in the driver’s seat.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 14 May 2024
Politicians on both sides of the aisle allege that the app is a threat to privacy and national security because the company that owns it is beholden to the Chinese Communist Party.
—Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Many red-carpet regulars, anyway, are beholden to their lucrative deals with fashion houses.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Emma Roth, The Verge, 23 May 2024
The Justice Department reached a settlement with Live Nation in 2019 to amend a consent decree the company had been beholden to since the Ticketmaster merger in 2010, extending the consent decree through 2025.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
His departure would leave Netanyahu more beholden to far-right allies who believe Israel should occupy Gaza and rebuild Jewish settlements there.
—Jack Jeffery, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2024
My conclusion is that the same politicians who embraced the overturning of Roe v. Wade because life is so sacred are also the same politicians who are beholden to the NRA and its financial support.
—For The Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024
But those businesses are also beholden to strict rules under the law about handling consumers’ financial information and could be penalized by the Federal Trade Commission for violating those rules.
—Colin Lecher and Ross Teixeira, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
Biden and his team are beholden to a theory of the race that puts Donald Trump in the driver’s seat.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 14 May 2024
Politicians on both sides of the aisle allege that the app is a threat to privacy and national security because the company that owns it is beholden to the Chinese Communist Party.
—Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Many red-carpet regulars, anyway, are beholden to their lucrative deals with fashion houses.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Beholden to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beholden%20to. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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