wield 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

Moby thesaurus: administer, administrate, be master, captain, carry authority, chair, command, control, crack the whip, direct, discipline, dominate, govern, have clout, have power, have the power, have the right, have the say, head, lead, manage, officer, possess authority, preside over, regulate, rule, stand over, supervise ... show more.

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