hold sway

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)To have thegreatestinfluence(over someone or something); to bepre-eminent; todominate.1913, Elizabeth Kimball Kendall,A Wayfarer in China:Within Lololand, of course, no Chinese writ runs, no Chinese magistrateholds sway, and the people, more or less divided among themselves, are under the government of their tribal chiefs.2019May 5, Danette Chavez, “Campaigns are Waged On and Off theGame Of ThronesBattlefield (Newbies)”, inThe A.V. Club‎[1], archived fromthe originalon28 January 2021:Not only is Jon’s claim to the Iron Throne stronger than hers, thanks to a patriarchal society, but her heroic deeds—and the attendant risks—hold no swayin the North.2024March 28, Nick Robins-Early, “‘He knew it was wrong’: Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison over FTX fraud”, inThe Guardian‎[2],→ISSN:Neither appeal seemed tohold swaywith Kaplan, who stated that while he took into account that Bankman-Fried has autism and is socially awkward, he had committed a very serious crime.

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