moral authority

noun

: trustworthiness to make decisions that are right and good
The scandal has undermined the government's moral authority.

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Today, the only novelist with comparable moral authority is David Grossman, now in his seventies. David Remnick, New Yorker, 28 July 2025 Douglas spoke with a powerful moral authority, and she was assigned an endless list of nicknames: Our Lady of the Glades, Guardian of the Glades’ Spirit, the Mother Teresa of the Swamp. Time, 17 July 2025 As tech leaders seek Vatican engagement, the Church is asserting its moral authority to push for binding AI regulations, warning that leaving oversight to corporations risks eroding human dignity, justice, and spiritual values. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 June 2025 While the play is an ensemble piece, Sink’s character comes in like a wrecking ball who takes aim at the moral authority ascribed to the character of John Proctor in The Crucible as well as the systems set up to protect men around her. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for moral authority

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“Moral authority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moral%20authority. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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