supreme authority
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A central pillar of Nazism was the Führerprinzip, or “leader principle,” which made Hitler the supreme authority on all questions of law and policy, superior to the legislature, judges, and all civilian and military authority.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025
It sits between the party's supreme authority - national conference - and the national executive, which meets more regularly.
From BBC ● May 12, 2023
While Orthodox bishops might accept the pope as “first among equals,” the papacy insisted on being the supreme authority in the church.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Blacker, a case involving the means through which a legislature prescribed choosing electors, the high court stated, "The legislative power is the supreme authority except as limited by the constitution of the State."
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2022
With Teller’s dawning realization that he might not be slotted in for the role of supreme authority at Livermore, his old habit of undermine-and-conquer returned.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
