in authority
idiom
: having official power to make important decisions
No one in authority objected to the plan.
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Moss, who also executive produces and made her directorial debut with episodes of the show, agreed that June has pushed characters in authority to do better, let alone spearheading rebellion amongst the oppressed.
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Fred Topel, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
Directed by Arthur Penn, who brought a bold visual style, frank sexuality and graphic, balletic violence to a Hollywood dominated by optimistic pictures, this countercultural romance served as a precursor to the generational tension and mistrust in authority that was quietly pervading the country.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Nevertheless, a parent, a boss or someone in authority might help you and take your side.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
However, bosses, parents and people in authority might throw you a curveball.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
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Fred Topel, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
Directed by Arthur Penn, who brought a bold visual style, frank sexuality and graphic, balletic violence to a Hollywood dominated by optimistic pictures, this countercultural romance served as a precursor to the generational tension and mistrust in authority that was quietly pervading the country.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Nevertheless, a parent, a boss or someone in authority might help you and take your side.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
However, bosses, parents and people in authority might throw you a curveball.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
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“In authority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20authority. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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