in authority
idiom
: having official power to make important decisions
No one in authority objected to the plan.
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This is common sense, so rarely found in people in authority.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2024
The field also has drawn on history and sociology, subjects that similarly question popular views about which racial groups have been in authority and why.
—Pawan Dhingra, The Conversation, 21 May 2024
In its grisly details, local residents saw echoes of Mississippi’s history of racist atrocities by people in authority.
—Michael Goldberg and Emily Wagster Pettus, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2024
With his imposing stature, Walsh often was cast as someone in authority.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2024
The field also has drawn on history and sociology, subjects that similarly question popular views about which racial groups have been in authority and why.
—Pawan Dhingra, The Conversation, 21 May 2024
In its grisly details, local residents saw echoes of Mississippi’s history of racist atrocities by people in authority.
—Michael Goldberg and Emily Wagster Pettus, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2024
With his imposing stature, Walsh often was cast as someone in authority.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
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“In authority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20authority. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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