authority figure
noun
: a person who has authority over another person
A child needs an authority figure in his or her life.
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This is where Smith prides himself as being an authority figure.
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
They are told by an authority figure that their very self is the problem.
—A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2026
According to court records, 53-year-old Rudolph Infante, a teacher at Miami Southridge Senior High School, has been charged with four counts of battery and one count of an offense against students by an authority figure.
—Anna McAllister, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
This distortion creates a dynamic that blurs the line between authority figure and peer ally, which is unhealthy, unproductive and simply not the role of public schools.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
They are told by an authority figure that their very self is the problem.
—A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2026
According to court records, 53-year-old Rudolph Infante, a teacher at Miami Southridge Senior High School, has been charged with four counts of battery and one count of an offense against students by an authority figure.
—Anna McAllister, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
This distortion creates a dynamic that blurs the line between authority figure and peer ally, which is unhealthy, unproductive and simply not the role of public schools.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for authority figure
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“Authority figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/authority%20figure. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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