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in authority

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In his new character of cousin-in-authority, Prime sent Lucetta early to bed to catch up on her arrears of sleep.

There's never more than one crank-in-authority in any library, they say.

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On this page you'll find 53 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to in authority, such as: answerable, culpable, guilty, important, liable, and pledged.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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