Meanings of less beholden in English

She was different now, less beholden to him, less sincere.

Senators represent entire states, and so they are less beholden to voters in any one region.

His figure was small and mean, and no man was certainly ever less beholden to his tailor.

Bernie Sanders also wants to "audit" the Fed to make it less beholden to Wall Street.

Kass finds that appealing during difficult times like these because it leaves companies less beholden to banks and bond markets for capital.

Companies that run ads in order to promote their brand image rather than to make direct sales are less beholden to Facebook.

Picking up at least one of the five seats contested will double Turnbull's parliamentary majority to two and make him less beholden to his backbench.