arrogate

Example Sentences

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Today, we have a priest who has disbanded the pastoral council and arrogated governance to himself and his staff.

From Seattle Times

“Xi is back, and he has wasted no time in arrogating more powers to himself,” said Willy Wo-Lap Lam, a senior fellow at the Jamestown Foundation, who studies Chinese politics.

From New York Times

“Shortly thereafter, John embarked on a series of steps to arrogate to himself complete control over Mr. Angelos’ assets.

From Seattle Times

Trump’s lawyers countered that only “inhabitants” having their “usual residence” in a state should count toward apportionment, accusing the plaintiffs of encouraging that “illegal aliens... arrogate to themselves the right to redistribute ‘political power.’”

From Reuters

It matters not that Trump used his presidency for corrupt purposes or that he arrogated to himself rights that belong to Congress.

From Washington Post