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

To be fair, it’s been years since Swift’s had to employ the traditional album rollout strategy that a smaller artist may be beholden to. —Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2025

Being beholden to consensus with every pick is just a tough way to go. —Jay Felicio, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025

Against the backdrop of ICE enforcement efforts in the city, Agos said the mayor — who has faced accusations of being beholden to Trump since the Justice Department dismissed his corruption indictment — is doing the president a favor by vetoing the legislation. —Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025

Importantly, many organizations are beholden to either a single plan design, or designs that have long been usurped by new regime plans with substantially greater optics and efficiencies. —Jim Hebets, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025

Rhymes for beholden to

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• beaucoup