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
And to remind the string in general that the seat of authority was still being occupied.
From The Wrong Woman by Charles D. Stewart
It generally argues some degree of natural impotence of mind, or some want of knowledge of the world, to hazard plans of government, except from a seat of authority.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) by Edmund Burke
It is propped up in the seat of authority and duly instated in power.
From The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 by Ambrose Bierce
Most of the men who fought against Edward at Crécy, especially of the obscure men, thought of Paris as the only possible seat of authority, and of the Valois as their only possible king.
From Crécy by Hilaire Belloc
