arbitrarily

🇺🇸 /ˌɑːrbɪˈtrerəli/ 🇬🇧 /ˌɑːbɪˈtrerəli/
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adverb
R

in a way that is not based on reason or a plan, and may seem unfair

The manager arbitrarily decided who would work on weekends without asking anyone.

R

in a way that uses power without limits and without thinking about others

The king arbitrarily changed the laws without asking the people.

translation

adv. in a way that is not based on reason or a plan, and may seem unfair; in a way that uses power without limits and without thinking about others