The word "stranglehold" refers to a tight, strong, or powerful grip or control over something or someone, making it difficult to escape or break free. Full definition
The clear path required to address the climate crisis is one that breaks humanity free from the current stranglehold of fossil fuels on our lives and the planet. (gofossilfree.org)
It is obvious in the case of the House of Commons, but it would also be true of the Lords and is reflected in the fact that, in our survey, 58 per cent of peers agreed that the party political stranglehold over legislation would also be diminished. (totalpolitics.com)
Geologists say newfound deposits in the embattled country could fulfill the world's desire for rare earth and critical minerals and end opium's local stranglehold in the process (scientificamerican.com)