Synonyms for stranglehold
ˈstræŋ gəlˌhoʊldstran·gle·hold

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1. stranglehold, chokehold, throttleholdnoun

   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, choke hold

2. strangleholdnoun

   a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe

   Synonyms:
   chokehold, throttlehold

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1. • Power
   • Wrestling Hold

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1. List of paraphrases for "stranglehold":

   strangulation, grip, bottleneck, vise, yoke, right-of-way

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stranglehold

   Synonyms:
   Sleeper hold, see there, also known as blood choke
   

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1. Bill Clinton:

   There has been a lot of talk about breaking the glass ceiling, i am tired of the stranglehold that women have had on the job of presidential spouse.

2. Ken Buck:

   For far too long, companies like Google and Apple have had a stranglehold on app developers who are forced to take whatever terms these monopolists set in order to reach their customers.

3. Naftali Bennett:

   If there is one thing I would want to achieve over the next four years, it is to break up the monopolies here and to break the stranglehold the big unions have on the Israeli economy.

4. President Barack Obama:

   The way we break the deadlock on this issue is when Congress does not have just a stranglehold on this debate -- or, excuse me, the NRA does not have a stranglehold on Congress in this debate.

5. Kyle Wiens:

   Rare earth elements aren't being recycled from electronics right now, and that's a huge problem — China has a stranglehold on the virgin material supply, this is a great idea — Apple could single-handedly create a hugely needed market for recycled rare earths.