Authority and Referee

Authority

Authority noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.

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Referee and authority are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Referee" instead a noun "Authority".

Referee noun - A person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy.

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Authority and referee are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authority" instead a noun "Referee".

good	good authority	good referee
female	female authority	female referee
corrupt	corrupt authority	corrupt referee
evil	evil authority	evil referee
Other adjectives: personal, new, limited, official, said.

Rugby union is generally much less lenient on players who undermine the referee's authority than association football.

Source: Memes / Sports
Shane McMahon, who was managing Benoit at the time, would point out the running theme that authority figures weren't allowed to override a referee's decision, but the outcome remained the same anyway.

Source: Screw the Rules, I Make Them!
Just then, Sting makes his WWE debut by storming the ring and knocking out the referee and Triple H, leaving Dolph to take the win and overthrow The Authority.

Source: Big Damn Heroes / Professional Wrestling

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