Arrogate
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Arrogate [ar-uh-geyt]

VERB

VERB

  • To claim or to make undue claims without having proper rights.

Example

"The top leadership of the party has arrogated to themselves the whole rights to decide who will contest the elections."

"The dictator's nephew has arrogated the leadership role to himself."

Synonyms

Appropriate, Pirate, Expropriate, Press

Antonyms

Abstain, Keep, Refuse, Reject