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What does highhanded mean?

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  1. Alternative spelling of high-handed
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This is a consequence of highhanded legislation where a government has as its lowest priority those people it purports to represent.
Unfortunately the minister's highhanded approach has engendered such distrust among native leaders that there is little hope for an open-minded debate about the substance of the legislation.
In Mr. Obama's mind, it is a one-way street, and he takes no responsibility for the divisions, dismissing Republicans who consider him highhanded.
But despite the cruelty of the Red Guards and the highhanded behavior of the Taizhou cadres, Hu never lost faith in the party.
Most of its investigations — investigations that are selective, highhanded and a mockery of due process — are aimed at enforcing its dubious rules.
The defence minister has just put an end to the mandate of the Létourneau commission, in a highhanded way, in my opinion.

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