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.

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Musk, the world's richest man, is not beholden to anyone, so there is little danger of him getting bogged down and imprisoned in the Washington culture of politics and quid pro quo. —

Star Parker, arkansasonline.com, 6 Feb. 2025 Fain, joined by other UAW leaders, stressed that the union is not beholden to a single party in a Wednesday meeting with Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), according to the senator. —

David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Feb. 2025 Clearly staff does not feel beholden to the scrutiny of the Commission and clearly the Commission has not scrutinized staff enough. —

Anthony Segrich, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025 Puerto Ricans are simply beholden to the whims of U.S. policymakers. —

Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for beholden to