arbitrary
US /ˈɑːr.bə.trer.i/
UK /ˈɑːr.bə.trer.i/
1.
sewenang-wenang, sembarangan
based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system
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The committee made an arbitrary decision without consulting anyone.
Komite membuat keputusan sewenang-wenang tanpa berkonsultasi dengan siapa pun.
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His choice of colors seemed completely arbitrary.
Pilihan warnanya tampak sepenuhnya sewenang-wenang.
2.
sewenang-wenang, otoriter
(of power or a ruling body) unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority
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The dictator's rule was arbitrary and oppressive.
Pemerintahan diktator itu sewenang-wenang dan menindas.
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Citizens feared the arbitrary arrests by the secret police.
Warga takut akan penangkapan sewenang-wenang oleh polisi rahasia.