Definition of Authority figure

1. Noun. Someone who is regarded as an authority by someone else.

Generic synonyms: Authority

Medical Definition of Authority figure

1. A real or projected person in a position of power; one's parents, police, and boss are authority figures to some people; during the transference phase of psychoanalysis, the psychoanalyst becomes an authority figure. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Authority Figure

authorised terms
authoriser
authorises
authorising
authorism
authoritarian
authoritarian personality
authoritarianism
authoritarians
authoritative
authoritatively
authoritativeness
authoritie
authorities
authority
authority figure (current term)
authorityless
authorizable
authorization
authorizations
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authorized shares
authorized stock
authorized term
authorized terms
authorizer
authorizers
authorizes
authorizing

Literary usage of Authority figure

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Role of Mental Health Professionals in the Prevention and Treatment of by Marilyn S. Peterson (1995)
"An important role of the sponsor is to function as a positive authority figure. In this role, the sponsor can identify and refer members who need additional ..."

2. Treatment For Abused And Neglected Children: Infancy To Age 18 by Cynthia Winn (2004)
"An important role of the sponsor is to function as a positive authority figure. In this role, the sponsor can identify and refer members who need additional ..."

3. The Bible in Spain: Or, The Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an by George Henry Borrow (1845)
"Through this crowd the figure whom I have attempted to describe pushed his way with an air of authority. Figure—By the authority of the justicia of ..."

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