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Meaning of 独断

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独 dú 断 duàn (Trad.: 獨斷)
to decide alone without consultation; arbitrary; dictatorial
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Antonyms: 筹商 商议
Example Sentences
1
我痛恨他的独断作风
。
I resent his dictatorial manner.
2
一个必然的结果是独断的行政权力将会被极大的限制
。
A corollary is that arbitrary administrative power would have to be severely limited.
3
毕竟
,
这是官僚们的自然本能去抵抗对他们独断权力的蚕食
。
After all, it is in the nature of bureaucrats to resist any encroachment on their unbridled power.
4
对那些受影响的人来说
,
使他们紧张正是这场税务变革的独断本质
。
To those affected it is the arbitrary nature of the tax changes that has them rattled.
5
不过
,
要是认为中国统治因此变得更加独断
、
荒谬或专制
,
那就错了
。
However, it would be wrong to think that this made Chinese governance arbitrary, irrational, or despotic.