大权独揽

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 大权独揽 – see 大權獨攬 (“to centralize power in one person's hands to deal with major issues; to arrogate all authority to oneself”). (This term is the simplified form of 大權獨攬).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.