lording over
Exercising haughty control
Lording over is exercising authority in a domineering or condescending way, emphasizing one's superior position to make others feel inferior: He lords his promotion over everyone in the department.
The phrase suggests not just having power but flaunting it—reminding subordinates of their place rather than leading with grace.
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
- dominationSupreme authority held
- iron fistBrutal autocratic rule
- submissionYielding to another's will
- governanceHow authority is exercised
looking down on · coercion · oppression · patronizing · resentment · alienation · controlling · rebellion · subjugation · marginalization · micromanaging · sovereignty · autocracy · powerlessness · hierarchy · pecking order · authoritarianism · dictatorship
- condescendingpatronizing, disdainful, scornful, dismissive, belittling
- showboatingshowing off, bragging, boasting, grandstanding, posturing
lording overserving
Measured food portion
answering to · obeying · following · kneeling before · looking up to
lording overempowering
Giving authority or confidence
supporting · servant leadership · mentoring · nurturing · enabling
lording overrespecting
About; on the topic
honoring · caring for · looking after · waiting on · attending to
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