Definition of arbitrary

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Arbitrary (a.) Exercised according to one's own will or caprice, and therefore conveying a notion of a tendency to abuse the possession of power..

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Contribution :: Contribution (n.) An irregular and arbitrary imposition or tax leved on the people of a town or country.
Magistrality :: Magistrality (n.) Magisterialness; arbitrary dogmatism.
High-handed :: High-handed (a.) Overbearing; oppressive; arbitrary; violent; as, a high-handed act..
Domineer :: Domineer (v. t.) To rule with insolence or arbitrary sway; to play the master; to be overbearing; to tyrannize; to bluster; to swell with conscious superiority or haughtiness; -- often with over; as, to domineer over dependents..
Machiavelianism :: Machiavelianism (n.) The supposed principles of Machiavel, or practice in conformity to them; political artifice, intended to favor arbitrary power..
Lord :: Lord (v. i.) To play the lord; to domineer; to rule with arbitrary or despotic sway; -- sometimes with over; and sometimes with it in the manner of a transitive verb.
Tyrannize :: Tyrannize (v. i.) To act the tyrant; to exercise arbitrary power; to rule with unjust and oppressive severity; to exercise power others not permitted by law or required by justice, or with a severity not necessary to the ends of justice and government; as, a prince will often tyrannize over his subjects; masters sometimes tyrannize over their servants or apprentices..
Arbitrary :: Arbitrary (a.) Exercised according to one's own will or caprice, and therefore conveying a notion of a tendency to abuse the possession of power..
Dualism :: Dualism (n.) The doctrine that all mankind are divided by the arbitrary decree of God, and in his eternal foreknowledge, into two classes, the elect and the reprobate..
Despotical :: Despotical (a.) Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary..
Arbitrarious :: Arbitrarious (a.) Arbitrary; despotic.
Benevolence :: Benevolence (n.) A species of compulsory contribution or tax, which has sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of England, and falsely represented as a gratuity..
Arbitrarily :: Arbitrarily (adv.) In an arbitrary manner; by will only; despotically; absolutely.
Monogram :: Monogram (n.) An arbitrary sign for a word.
Bureaucrat :: Bureaucrat (n.) An official of a bureau; esp. an official confirmed in a narrow and arbitrary routine.
Tyrannical :: Tyrannical (a.) Of or pertaining to a tyrant; suiting a tyrant; unjustly severe in government; absolute; imperious; despotic; cruel; arbitrary; as, a tyrannical prince; a tyrannical master; tyrannical government..
Autocratical :: Autocratical (a.) Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government.
Usurpation :: Usurpation (n.) The act of usurping, or of seizing and enjoying; an authorized, arbitrary assumption and exercise of power, especially an infringing on the rights of others; specifically, the illegal seizure of sovereign power; -- commonly used with of, also used with on or upon; as, the usurpation of a throne; the usurpation of the supreme power..
Tyrannous :: Tyrannous (a.) Tyrannical; arbitrary; unjustly severe; despotic.
Absolutist :: Absolutist (a.) Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; as, absolutist principles..
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