Chokehold
Chokehold noun - Complete power over a person or situation.
Usage example: the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public
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Synonyms for Chokehold
Stranglehold is a synonym for chokehold. In some cases you can use "Stranglehold" instead a noun "Chokehold".
Stranglehold
Stranglehold noun - Complete power over a person or situation.
Usage example: corporations have a stranglehold on the media
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Synonyms for Stranglehold
Nearby Word: strangle
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Related pairs
- power and chokehold
- power and stranglehold
- hold and chokehold
- hold and stranglehold
- control and chokehold
- control and stranglehold
- clutch and chokehold
- clutch and stranglehold
- influence and chokehold
- influence and stranglehold
- command and chokehold
- command and stranglehold
- authority and chokehold
- authority and stranglehold
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Choke Holds, where an arm around the neck is used to cut off blood to the brain ("blood strangle/choke") or oxygen to the lungs (chokehold, stranglehold).
Source: Tap on the Head
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