act arbitrarily; be dictatorial
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to act arbitrarily and dictatorially; to make decisions and act alone without consulting others
formalA strongly negative idiom criticizing someone's authoritarian leadership style. Often used in political, business, or organizational contexts.
Zuò作
wéi为
lǐng领
dǎo导
zhě者
，
tā他
bù不
yīng应
gāi该
dú独
duàn断
zhuān专
xíng行
，
ér而
yīng应
tīng听
qǔ取
tuán团
duì队
de的
jiàn建
yì议
。
As a leader, he shouldn't act arbitrarily; he should listen to the team's suggestions.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
de的
shī失
bài败
hěn很
dà大
chéng程
dù度
shàng上
yuán源
yú于
CC
EE
OO
de的
dú独
duàn断
zhuān专
xíng行
。
This company's failure was largely due to the CEO's dictatorial management.
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Rèn任
hé何
zhòng重
dà大
jué决
cè策
，
dōu都
yīng应
jí集
tǐ体
tǎo讨
lùn论
，
bì避
miǎn免
dú独
duàn断
zhuān专
xíng行
。
Any major decision should be discussed collectively to avoid arbitrary, one-person rule.
Tā他
zhè这
zhǒng种
dú独
duàn断
zhuān专
xíng行
de的
zuò作
fēng风
yǐn引
qǐ起
le了
dà大
jiā家
de的
bù不
mǎn满
。
His dictatorial style of work has caused widespread dissatisfaction.