Authority figure
Authority figure noun - Someone who is regarded as an authority by someone else.
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Synonyms for Authority figure
Supervisor and authority figure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Supervisor" instead a noun phrase "Authority figure".
Supervisor
Supervisor noun - A person who manages or directs something.
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Synonyms for Supervisor
Authority figure and supervisor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authority figure" instead a noun "Supervisor".
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Related pairs
- mentor and authority figure
- mentor and supervisor
- head and authority figure
- head and supervisor
- leader and authority figure
- leader and supervisor
- governor and authority figure
- governor and supervisor
- chief and authority figure
- chief and supervisor
- boss and authority figure
- boss and supervisor
- director and authority figure
- director and supervisor
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