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high-handedness
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌhaɪˈhæn.dɪd.nəs/ us /ˌhaɪˈhæn.dɪd.nəs/
the use of power or authority in a way that is more forceful than is needed, without thinking about the feelings or wishes of other people: 高压手段，专制
He was a leader of some ignorance and high-handedness.他是个相当无知和专横的领导。
An effective complaint requires the right mixture of high-handedness and lightness of tone.有效的控诉需要适当地混合专横的态度和轻柔的语气。
See
high-handed
Knowledge without virtue leads to high-handedness.
The public mood turned against his high-handedness.
Normally that kind of high-handedness would have irritated her, but she was too busy even to notice.
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govern
guiding principle
peremptorily
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play Godidiom
plenipotentiary
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slow
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wrangle
wrangler
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