in authority
idiom
: having official power to make important decisions
No one in authority objected to the plan.
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Price said Kennedy and others in authority have a duty to be accurate.
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David Ingram, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
Then they were chased away, not by police or anyone in authority, but by White locals who didn’t like Indigenous people, St. Germaine said.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
In addition to this, bosses and parents see you in such a positive way that some of you will kindle a romance with someone in authority.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
The consequences of refusing to plan with the person in authority had its impact.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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David Ingram, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
Then they were chased away, not by police or anyone in authority, but by White locals who didn’t like Indigenous people, St. Germaine said.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
In addition to this, bosses and parents see you in such a positive way that some of you will kindle a romance with someone in authority.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
The consequences of refusing to plan with the person in authority had its impact.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for in authority
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“In authority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20authority. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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