seat of authority
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The pew was his seat of authority in The Shoe, and the only chair which fitted him comfortably and in which he could place complete confidence.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Every advent of his universal principles to a wider conflict or a higher seat of authority, is a true coming of the Son of Man.
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by William Rounseville Alger
In a small chair drawn up beside Mr. Darling's revolving seat of authority, his elbow on his knee, his chin supported by his fist, he studied the map.
From The Side Of The Angels A Novel by Basil King
There can be no duplicate set of truth, and no double seat of authority.
From A Rational Theology As Taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by John A. Widtsoe
And to remind the string in general that the seat of authority was still being occupied.
From The Wrong Woman by Charles D. Stewart
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