Death grip
Death grip noun - The right or means to command or control others.
Usage example: the cult leader had such a death grip on his followers that all orders were carried out without the slightest objection
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Synonyms for Death grip
Hold and death grip are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hold" instead a noun phrase "Death grip".
Hold
Hold noun - The right or means to command or control others.
Usage example: the government has no hold over where we live and work
Both terms in one sentence
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Initiate a coup, roboticize countless Mobians and hold the planet in a death grip for ten years.
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