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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

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

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

“I am at a loss to understand how he can exercise authority over a piece of work that he and the interest that he represents have no entitlement to,” the justice said.

From New York Times • May 8, 2018

A well-respected sergeant can become ‘king of the company’ and exercise authority even over commissioned officers.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

exercise authority

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