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exercise authority

VERB

govern

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administer carry out conduct control dictate guide manage oversee regulate supervise

STRONG

captain command direct execute head lead order overrule pilot reign render run steer superintend sway tyrannize

WEAK

assume command be in power be in the driver's seat call the shots call the signals head up hold dominion hold office hold sway lay down the law occupy throne pull the strings serve the people wear the crown

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon leave mismanage neglect

STRONG

fail follow obey serve

WEAK

acquiesce agree allow comply consent give way permit surrender yield

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Some argue that Mojtaba Khamenei's wartime elevation has simply not allowed him to establish authority on his own terms.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Roger Steare, an adviser to corporate executives, warns that a desire to establish authority misses the point: The best work happens when there are strong human relationships in the workplace.

From New York Times • May 11, 2023

To cut revenue, governments in the Sahel region need to establish authority, tighten border controls, regulate cattle markets and gain the trust of local communities, he said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2023

Meanwhile, in Afghanistan, the government seems unable to establish authority across the country.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2021

It is impossible to establish authority within the brief period since its occupation.

From De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera by MacNutt, Francis Augustus

exercise authority

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