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THROTTLEHOLD

\θɹˈɒtə͡lhˌə͡ʊld], \θɹˈɒtə‍lhˌə‍ʊld], \θ_ɹ_ˈɒ_t_əl_h_ˌəʊ_l_d]\

Definitions of THROTTLEHOLD

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complete power over a person or situation

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

complete power over a person or situation; "corporations have a strangelhold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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