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arrogate

verb / AR-uh-gayt / Hard
Meaning

To take or claim something, especially power or authority, without any right or justification.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin 'arrogare', from 'ad-' (to) and 'rogare' (to ask or claim).

Synonyms
usurp appropriate seize commandeer
Antonyms
relinquish cede surrender abdicate
Example Sentence
"Critics warned that the ordinance allowed the executive to arrogate to itself powers that the Constitution had vested in the legislature."
🎯 UPSC Usage

Useful in GS Paper 2 answers on separation of powers, executive overreach, and the ordinance route (Article 123). Deploy it to describe how one organ of the State encroaches on another's domain, as in debates over delegated legislation or centralisation of authority.

Relevant Subjects
Polity
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