lord it over

基本解释

With a puppet prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, from his Pakistan People’s Party, Mr Zardari is poised to lord it over Pakistan.
再加上来自巴基斯坦人民党的扎尔达里充当傀儡总理，扎尔达里如鱼得水地操控着巴基斯坦。
25Jesus said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors.
耶稣说：“外邦人有君王为主治理他们，那掌权管他们的称为恩主。
Some say the upheaval proves the DNI needs more power; others reckon he would be better off not trying to lord it over other agencies, and act instead as a low-profile facilitator.
一些人说此次振荡证明国家情报局长需要更多的权力，而一些人则认为，如果不是试图凌驾于其它机构之上，只是作为低调的推进者，Blair先生的结局可能会好些。

Women do not lord it over the men in some mirror image of patriarchy but men and women live as equals, albeit in a world that orbits the mother not the father.
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Not upon what is actually important, what are the living standards of the average person, but on who gets to Lord it over whom, who gets to claim to be King of the Castle.
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The same way of thinking that allows one to eschew democracy, lord it over one's fellows or simply to kill political opponents, is the same mentality that allows a former "idealist" simply to begin killing and stealing -- and prevents him from embracing peace.
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