1 noun controlling influencesmacht masc3 c m uceannas masc1 c m uhe has a stranglehold on the mediatá smacht aige ar na meáinthey had a stranglehold on the entire countrybhí ceannas acu ar an tír ar fad, bhí an tír uilig faoina smachtin areas where they once had a strangleholdi gceantair ina raibh siad i gceannas tráth2 noun grip on neckgreim scornaíshe had him in a strangleholdbhí greim scornaí aici air
