hold authority

verb

Roget 737a: govern, rule, have authority, hold authority, possess authority, exercise authority, exert authority, wield authority etc. n.; reign, be sovereign.    [acquire authority] ascend the throne, mount the throne; take the reins, take the reins into one's hand; assume authority etc. n., assume the reins of government; take command, assume command.    [contend for authority] politics etc. 737.1. be governed by, be in the power of, be a subject of, be a citizen of.    ... show more

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