รวบอำนาจ(rûuap am-nâat)

Meanings

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[to] centralize power; [to] seize power

to centralize or consolidate power, often by taking it from others; to seize total authority.

Examples

ผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaan1manager; administrator2personal manager; handlerคนใหม่kon màiคนใหม่kon mài1new person; newcomer; new member/hire2new romantic partner (colloquial)พยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptรวบอำนาจrûuap am-nâatรวบอำนาจrûuap am-nâat[to] centralize power; [to] seize powerการตัดสินใจgaan dtàt-sĭn jaiการตัดสินใจgaan dtàt-sĭn jai1a decision2decision-makingทั้งหมดtáng mòtทั้งหมดtáng mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everythingไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotตัวเองdtuua engตัวเองdtuua eng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own self; identity
The new manager is trying to centralize all decision-making authority for himself.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

รวบrûuapรวบrûuap1[to] gather; bring together; collect2[to] tie up; bundle; hold together3[to] arrest; apprehend; round up4[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)Part 1
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อำนาจam-nâatอำนาจam-nâat1influence2force; might3jurisdiction; legal authority4power; authorityPart 2
รวบอำนาจrûuap am-nâatรวบอำนาจrûuap am-nâat[to] centralize power; [to] seize power