seat of authority

Example Sentences

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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

Scarcely had the worthy Mynheer Beekman got warm in the seat of authority on the South River, than enemies began to spring up all around him.

From Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete by Irving, Washington

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 King, Basil

As he sat down in the presidential chair, the onlookers considered the pianist's embarrassment very amusing, and an unrestrained laughter greeted his appearance in the seat of authority.

From The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) by Blasco Ib??ez, Vicente

The old Roman adage, Vox populi, vox dei, is a recognition of public opinion as the ultimate seat of authority.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra