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THROTTLEHOLD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Complete power over a person or situation
Example:
the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public
Synonyms:
chokehold; stranglehold; throttlehold
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("throttlehold" is a kind of...):
power; powerfulness (possession of controlling influence)
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