beholden to

idiom

formal

: owing a favor or gift to (someone) : having obligations to (someone)

politicians who are beholden to special interest groups

She works for herself, and so is beholden to no one.

Examples of beholden to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If the Trump administration decided to reduce U.S. contributions to the IMF while exerting greater control, other members would not have to remain beholden to it. —Ngaire Woods, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025

Wells, who self-financed his campaign, cast himself as an independent candidate not beholden to a particular faction, while others viewed him as being aligned with Fernandez and Castro. —Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025

Spiro has continued to represent Adams in 2025, at least all the way up until earlier this month, when President Trump’s Justice Department secured a dismissal of the mayor’s indictment in a manner that many believe has left him beholden to Trump’s political agenda. —Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025

Liberation Weekend aims to build on the ambitions of 2020s showcases like New Haven’s T4T Fest while avoiding the docile pleasantries of larger organizations beholden to corporate and political donors. —Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for beholden to

• hullabaloo
• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup