authority figure in English

noun
1
a person who has or represents authority.
these techniques can help parents re-establish their role as authority figures

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1. A Bishop is a religious authority figure in some Christian churches

2. A Boss is an authority figure, often the person who tells you what to do at work

3. Generally speaking, people perceive the objectives and demands of an Authority figure as reasonable and beneficial, or true.

4. Adonai is the ultimate authority figure in your life and the One to whom you owe your complete allegiance

5. BullyinG IS A BIG DEAL •Know what kind of bully you are dealing with •Report all Bullying to an authority figure

6. Basenjis are free thinkers and can be very manipulative and when they feel they don’t have an authority figure, it is very difficult to control them

7. Definition: Coercive power is an ability that allows an authority figure to influence another individual to deliver a result by using fear and threats as incentive

8. 24 She was the main authority-figure in the home. Jeb describes it as having been, "A kind of matriarchy... when we were growing up, dad wasn't at home.

9. To Confiscate is for an authority figure to take something away, often as a penalty. An example of Confiscate is to take a student’s cell phone after they used it during classtime.

10. Authoritarian Personality Definition The Authoritarian personality describes a type of person who prefers a social system with a strong ruler— the Authoritarian person is comfortable being the strong ruler but if the individual is not the strong ruler then he or she will demonstrate complete obedience to another strong authority figure

11. Agonizer: spends a lot of time making decisions: mystic: makes decisions based on intuition or "hunches" fatalist: feels that he/she has no control over decisions: evader "ostrich style"--ignores the decision: plunger: makes impulsive decisions: submissive: lets an authority figure make a decision: planner: thoughtful decision maker--uses the