stranglehold

Noun
  1. Complete power over a person or situation (synset 105201049)
    "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"
    is a type of: power, powerfulness - possession of controlling influence
    same as: chokehold, throttlehold
  2. A wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe (synset 100816560)
    is a type of: wrestling hold - a hold used in the sport of wrestling

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