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beholden

[ bih-hohl-duhn ]

adjective

  1. obligated; indebted:

    a man beholden to no one.

    Synonyms: , ,



beholden

/ ²úɪˈ³óəʊ±ô»åÉ™²Ô /

adjective

  1. indebted; obliged; under a moral obligation
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ôb±ð·³ó´Ç±ô»åî€½Ä²Ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of beholden1

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

Origin of beholden1

Old English behealden , past participle of behealdan to behold
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They seem not to want to be beholden to any actual constituency and are hoping to raise money from large dollar donors.

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Of course, the decks are shuffled much more frequently in the Trump Cabinet, but only because his reality show is not beholden to network episode orders and a litany of contractual agreements to be fulfilled.

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Martin, the newly-elected DNC chair, has signaled, if unevenly at times, that he too recognizes the need for a Democratic Party less beholden to its wealthiest donors and the consultants close to them.

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The Supreme Court appeared to agree, ultimately deciding that Trump officials are beholden to Ali's orders.

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“And they’re all of a similar class,†Coco says, “all beholden to this family that has all the money. They’re trying to survive that.â€

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