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beholden

[bih-hohl-duhn]

adjective

  1. obligated; indebted.

    a man beholden to no one.

    Synonyms: , ,


beholden

/ ɪˈəʊə /

adjective

  1. indebted; obliged; under a moral obligation

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • unbeholden adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of beholden1

1300–50; Middle English, adj. use of beholden, old past participle of behold
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of beholden1

Old English behealden , past participle of behealdan to behold
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But detractors predict a partisan judiciary beholden to the ruling Morena party — and even more vulnerable to bribery and infiltration by organized crime.

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Congress in the 1930s designed the FCC as an independent body, she said, rather than one beholden to the president.

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He warns that this may put them "in a position where they're beholden to China".

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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.”

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She’s no longer the woman thrown to the floor and beholden to her abuse, as we see in flashbacks.

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