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
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
