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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Artists have long been beholden to the demands of a consumer product pipeline, designed primarily to extract attention and maximize value.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 July 2025
Central bankers beholden to political leaders tend to favor lower interest rates as a means of boosting short-term economic activity, slashing unemployment and generating public support, analysts told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 July 2025
Transformed, that is, in favor of the students who were once beholden to the collective, antiquated will of a bunch of old white men in suits.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Congress in the 1930s designed the Federal Communications Commission as an independent body, rather than one beholden to the president, FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez said.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 July 2025
Central bankers beholden to political leaders tend to favor lower interest rates as a means of boosting short-term economic activity, slashing unemployment and generating public support, analysts told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 July 2025
Transformed, that is, in favor of the students who were once beholden to the collective, antiquated will of a bunch of old white men in suits.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Congress in the 1930s designed the Federal Communications Commission as an independent body, rather than one beholden to the president, FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez said.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
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“Beholden to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beholden%20to. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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