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• n  complete power over a person or situation
  corporations have a stranglehold on the media
• n  a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe

• The act is rooted in the media world of 1949, when lawmakers became concerned that by virtue of their near-stranglehold on nationwide TV broadcasting, the three main television .
• But the luk kreung's close-knit community and Western-stoked confidence sometimes elicits grumbles from other Thais, who also resent their stranglehold on the entertainment industry.
• Firefox is chipping away at Internet Explorer's stranglehold, but more important, it is showing that a loose collective of volunteer contributors from around the world can deliver .

• chokehold
• throttlehold

News & Articles

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• Teen Accused Of Strangling Mother
  A Lewis County teenage girl was charged after she allegedly put her mother in a stranglehold.
  June 19, 2013 - WWNY - WNYF Watertown
• Ian Clark's On Hockey Bruin8217s look to follow up on stellar effort
  AFTER a near-flawless Game 3, the Bruins are poised to place a stranglehold on the Stanley Cup Final.
  June 19, 2013 - New Hampshire Union Leader
• USMNT vs. Honduras | World Cup Qualifying Match Preview
  The US national team seeks to seize a stranglehold on the CONCACAF Hexagonal race on Tuesday as it welcomes a shorthanded Honduras side to Rio Tinto Stadium for its sixth match of the final stage of World Cup qualifying stage.
  June 18, 2013 - Major League Soccer

Quotes

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• Gordon Brown in Reuters India
  Referring to Russia's role as a supplier of more than a quarter of Europe's gas -- which some observer say has tempered European condemnation -- Brown said: "No nation can be allowed to exert an energy stranglehold over Europe."
• Chris Van Hollen in FOXNews
  Their votes reflect the sentiments of mainstream Republicans "when they're removed from the White House stranglehold," said Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
• Sir Alex Ferguson in New York Times
  My intention was to win the first one and try and break the stranglehold Liverpool had on the title at that time,Ferguson said, referring to United's success after he took charge, winning the first Premier League title in the inaugural...