Meanings of too beholden in English

What is freedom when you're too beholden to act spontaneously?

But Belarus is already too beholden to Russian influence that he couldn't outright reject Putin's plan.

Republicans, in turn, have accused Democrats of being too beholden to labor unions and other interest groups.

Warren and Vitter say the policy makes the board too beholden to the chairman and staff directors.

Abbas, with his truncated West Bank mandate, is too beholden to Israel and the United States to close the door on rapprochement.

Sanctions over its nuclear and missile programs have further isolated the country, and Pyongyang has long feared it could become too beholden to Beijing.

He says the central bank has left the public confused, lacks a long-term strategy, and is too beholden to short-term stock market and other events.

The spectacle added to a general sense among Egyptians that economic mismanagement and reliance on Saudi aid had left them too beholden to their neighbor.

But Republicans worried he would be too beholden to the White House and blocked a final vote when Democrats brought the nomination up in October.