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stranglehold meaning and definition
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Definition of stranglehold (noun)
- complete power over a person or situation
- "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"
- synonyms: chokehold, throttlehold
- a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe
Source: Princeton University Wordnet