Authority and Supervisor

Authority

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

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

Supervisor noun - A person who manages or directs something.

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Authority and supervisor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authority" instead a noun "Supervisor".

human	human authority	human supervisor
old	old authority	old supervisor
female	female authority	female supervisor
direct	direct authority	direct supervisor
Other adjectives: single, evil, ultimate, new, said, medical.

Subverted in The Adventurers where death knight Gorath killed his supervisor and ally after that guy abused the authority over him.

Source: The Dog Bites Back / Literature
Ichimiya in Servant × Service is often defined by his lack of self-confidence or backbone, to the degree that despite being Hasebe's direct supervisor, he has absolutely no air of authority.

Source: Extreme Doormat
Aside from the fact that Kerry would have no authority to do this—as stated, such moves would be handled by the nursing supervisor—as an OB nurse, Abby would likely be out of her element in the ER.

Source: Series / ER

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