"bought and paid for" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2000, Thomas Hollyday, Slave Graves",
          "text": "Frank you are bought and paid for. Bought and paid for. You are here to do what I say when I say it.",
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          "ref": "2000, Philip Shabecoff, Earth Rising: American Environmentalism in the 21st Century",
          "text": "Just like bought-and-paid-for politicians and bought-and-paid-for media, bought-and-paid-for scientists are an instrument of corporate power.",
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          "text": "If we let this woman out of here, even if she's totally bought and paid for, how the hell can you ever rest easy again.",
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        "Corrupted by money from special interests; bribed."
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