verb
- claimed or seized (power, authority, or rights) without justification; assumed wrongfully or presumptuously
Usage: past tense and past participle of 'arrogate'; formal register
Examples
- The dictator arrogated all legislative power to himself.
- She arrogated the right to make decisions without consulting the team.
- The company arrogated control of the project despite lacking expertise.
- He arrogated authority that was never granted to him.
- The government arrogated new powers during the emergency.
- They arrogated the title of champions before the competition ended.