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beholden
[bih-hohl-duhn]
adjective
obligated; indebted.
a man beholden to no one.
Synonyms: , ,
beholden
/ ɪˈəʊə /
adjective
indebted; obliged; under a moral obligation
Other 51Թ Forms
- unbeholden adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of beholden1
Example Sentences
But detractors predict a partisan judiciary beholden to the ruling Morena party — and even more vulnerable to bribery and infiltration by organized crime.
Congress in the 1930s designed the FCC as an independent body, she said, rather than one beholden to the president.
He warns that this may put them "in a position where they're beholden to China".
That may seem baffling, but at Monday’s press preview, Miller spoke about how figures praised as Black dandy icons are “still beholden to the whims of the institution.”
She’s no longer the woman thrown to the floor and beholden to her abuse, as we see in flashbacks.
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