act arbitrarily; make decisions alone
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to act arbitrarily and dictatorially
derogatoryA pejorative idiom describing a leadership style where one person makes all decisions without consulting others.
Zuò作
wéi为
tuán团
duì队
de的
lǐng领
dǎo导
，
tā他
bù不
néng能
dú独
duàn断
zhuān专
xíng行
，
yào要
duō多
tīng听
qǔ取
dà大
jiā家
de的
jiàn建
yì议
。
As the team leader, he shouldn't act arbitrarily; he needs to listen to everyone's suggestions more.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
xǔ许
duō多
shī失
bài败
de的
jūn君
zhǔ主
dōu都
yīn因
wèi为
dú独
duàn断
zhuān专
xíng行
ér而
shī失
qù去
le了
mín民
xīn心
。
Historically, many failed monarchs lost the support of the people because of their autocratic and arbitrary rule.
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Zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
shī失
bài败
le了
，
bù部
fen分
yuán原
yīn因
shì是
tā他
guò过
yú于
dú独
duàn断
zhuān专
xíng行
，
jù拒
jué绝
cǎi采
nà纳
rèn任
hé何
bù不
tóng同
fāng方
àn案
。
This project failed partly because he was too autocratic and refused to adopt any alternative plans.