独揽大权

The king of the Shang Dynasty was the imperator, arrogating all powers to himself ； under him was the minister, the head of all officials, assisting the king to rule the country.

商王是最高统治者，独揽大权；王之下设相，是百官之长，辅佐商王以统治全国；

The unwritten social compact here is that the party delivers growth, jobs and higher living standards, and in exchange, the workers acquiesce to its monopoly on power, surrendering the right to organize unions or protest.

这里有一个不成文的社会契约，即党带来经济增长、工作机会和更高的生活水平，作为交换，劳工们默许其独揽大权，放弃组织工会或进行抗议的权利。

America's decentralised system and multiple checks and balances have long ensured that no single faction can monopolise power.

美国这种权力分散的体制、多重制约及平衡长期确保了没有哪个党派能独揽大权。

The President has suspended the constitution and assumed total power.

总统废止了宪法,独揽大权.

It would at least be better than if General Musharraf grabbed power, as he might.

起码它要比穆沙拉夫将军独揽大权好, 而他很可能这么做.

During feudal times, emperors had a monopoly on power.

在封建社会中, 皇帝独揽大权.

So, in the long run, do those that rely on domineering leader.

但长远来看, 那些一人独揽大权的公司下场其实也是如此.

Like it or not, the current political manoeuvres enhance the probability that Ms Merkel can govern without old-style Social Democrats after 2009 and push through at least some new labour market and entitlement reforms afterwards.

不管你喜欢与否，目前的政治行动增加了这种可能性：默克尔可以在2009年以后不要老派社民党的辅佐而独揽大权，并在此后推行至少一部分新的劳动力市场和福利改革。