exercise authority
Example Sentences
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He said that when coaching a youth team, he tries to empower his players by putting them in position to exercise authority, such as making them the coach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
State-level regulators have managed to exert some oversight, but the fact that significant offerings — including Tether — are based overseas could make it harder for the federal government to exercise authority.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
Only when it came to diplomacy and war were presidents able to exercise authority on their own, and even then, institutional as well as political restraints limited their independence of action.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
“These individuals should not attempt to exercise authority reserved for law enforcement,” he said in a statement.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2019
Some people are born to wield power and to exercise authority.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
