Practice FrenchC1noun
la mainmise
stranglehold, seizure of control
« Les élus dénoncent la mainmise de quelques groupes sur le secteur. »
“Elected officials denounce the stranglehold of a few groups over the sector.”
In other languages
- Spanish control absoluto, apropiación
- Portuguese controle absoluto, apropriação
- German Vereinnahmung, Kontrolle
- Italian controllo assoluto, appropriazione
- Arabic الهيمنة
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