in authority
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: having official power to make important decisions
No one in authority objected to the plan.
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Writing in the Washington Post’s Book World, Ron Charles points to Stephen Miller’s comments to CNN’s Jake Tapper about using government power to enforce the policy preferences of those in authority.
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This admiration might promote a flirtation or romance with a boss or someone in authority.
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Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
This admiration might promote a flirtation or romance with a boss or someone in authority.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Consumers increasingly must realize that con artists are often impersonating banks, government agencies and others in authority.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Consumers increasingly must realize that con artists are often impersonating banks, government agencies and others in authority.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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“In authority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20authority. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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