汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 大权独揽
大权独揽 (大權獨攬)
arrogate all authority to oneself / assume arbitrary power
揽 control / One person holds power and acts arbitrarily
dà/dài () quán () dú () lǎn
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

不管这些财富能不能造福阿富汗百姓,但矿藏所带来的滚滚财源,几乎可以肯定给卡尔扎伊带来政治上利益——谁乾坤在握,大权独揽,谁就会财源广进,堆积如山。

Whether or not it helps the Afghan people, a flood of mineral revenues will almost certainly bring political benefits to Karzai -- or whoever holds office when the money starts to flow.