moral authority

noun

: trustworthiness to make decisions that are right and good

The scandal has undermined the government's moral authority.

Examples of moral authority in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While the Dalai Lama has served as an outspoken advocate for democracy and human rights, that moral authority may now be co-opted by an authoritarian superpower. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Kate Fry, whose assignment here as Gretl requires a temporal transition from the coquettish and sensuous to a character rich with the moral authority of experience and an ability to judge the folly of others, is quite extraordinary. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026

The overpowering moral authority of wronged women, #MeToo’s skeptics alleged, would allow cynical wrongdoers to weaponize claims of victimhood for their own gain. — Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 9 June 2026

America was losing its moral authority in the world (think Abu Ghraib and the torture memo). — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026

Rhymes for moral authority

• exteriority
• inferiority
• superiority
• majority
• minority
• priority
• seniority
• sonority
• sorority