divine right

Example Sentences

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“We aren’t walking around thinking we have the divine right to success. We are walking around thinking about how to optimize the value we give to our customers.”

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

An emperor or king who rules not by the consent of the governed, but by divine right.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025

"I don't think any player has a divine right for selection."

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

This is the type of monarchy embodied by Prince Carlo’s Bourbon ancestor, that very same Louis XIV who ruled by divine right and sought absolute power.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2024

Nor do I believe that management rules by divine right or the undiluted force of superior knowledge, as the “surveys” demand you acknowledge.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich