Authority figure
Authority figure noun - Someone who is regarded as an authority by someone else.
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Synonyms for Authority figure
Ruler and authority figure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ruler" instead a noun phrase "Authority figure".
Ruler
Ruler noun - One who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority.
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Synonyms for Ruler
Authority figure and ruler are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authority figure" instead a noun "Ruler".
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Related pairs
- master and authority figure
- master and ruler
- head and authority figure
- head and ruler
- leader and authority figure
- leader and ruler
- governor and authority figure
- governor and ruler
- sovereign and authority figure
- sovereign and ruler
- monarch and authority figure
- monarch and ruler
- king and authority figure
- king and ruler
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Chinese folk religion often depicts the Jade Emperor, the ruler of heaven, as an older, benevolent authority figure.
Source: Grandpa God - The Good King: Mithron XIII is despicted as a benevolent ruler, a Reasonable Authority Figure, a very nice person and is adored by his people.
Source: Comic Book / Chlorophylle - Rarely seen in the same country as the Evil Chancellor and rarely a Final Boss — though they can be a significant one — a good, often beloved ruler or other authority figure has been replaced by a doppelganger of some kind with horribly evil intentions.
Source: Fake King
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