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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Hogan was initially presented as a business partner to TNA President Dixie Carter and was positioned as a major on-screen authority figure.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
That moment worked in the opposite direction, injecting brief humanity into a character who had until then been cast as a Sphinx-like authority figure.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
While there is a possibility of a favorable review, a promotion, a new job offer or an award, seize the day to launch a project, court the admiration of an authority figure or apply for a better job.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 22 June 2025
Oliver Fell, 28, who taught at Carlos E. Haile Middle School in Bradenton, is charged with lewd conduct with a student by an authority figure and transmission of harmful material to a minor, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
That moment worked in the opposite direction, injecting brief humanity into a character who had until then been cast as a Sphinx-like authority figure.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
While there is a possibility of a favorable review, a promotion, a new job offer or an award, seize the day to launch a project, court the admiration of an authority figure or apply for a better job.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 22 June 2025
Oliver Fell, 28, who taught at Carlos E. Haile Middle School in Bradenton, is charged with lewd conduct with a student by an authority figure and transmission of harmful material to a minor, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
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 15 Sep. 2025.
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