把持包办bǎ chí bāo bàn

keep everything in one’s own hands/《陕甘宁边区施政纲领》上有一条，规定共产党员应当同党外人士实行民主合作，不得一意孤行，～，…… (《毛泽东选集》767) There is an article in the Administrative Programme of the Shaanxi-Gansu Ningxia Border Region which stipulates that Com munists should co-operate democratically with non Party people and must not act arbitrarily or keep everything in their own hands.