What is the meaning of stranglehold?

noun

  • Complete power over a person or situation.
    • usage: "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"
  • A wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe. .
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