in authority
idiom
: having official power to make important decisions
No one in authority objected to the plan.
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Consumers increasingly must realize that con artists are often impersonating banks, government agencies and others in authority.
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Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Consumers increasingly must realize that con artists are often impersonating banks, government agencies and others in authority.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Relations with bosses and people in authority will go well.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Reese has no trouble coming up with ideas for how to improve the Sky — and sharing them with anyone in authority, from general manager Jeff Pagliocca to owner Michael Alter.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Consumers increasingly must realize that con artists are often impersonating banks, government agencies and others in authority.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Relations with bosses and people in authority will go well.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Reese has no trouble coming up with ideas for how to improve the Sky — and sharing them with anyone in authority, from general manager Jeff Pagliocca to owner Michael Alter.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in authority
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“In authority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20authority. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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