military authority
Armed forces control
Military authority is the power held by armed forces and their commanders, especially during wartime or martial law.
It may override civilian governance in emergencies or occupied territories.
The term also refers to those who wield such power: The military authorities imposed a curfew.
In legal contexts, military authority defines jurisdiction over service members and military operations.
- generalWidespread, not specialized
- war powersExecutive military control rights
- executive orderBinding directive from leadership
- court-martialArmed forces judicial proceeding
- martial lawArmed forces governance
strategy · colonel · drill · jurisdiction · rank · chain of command · command · captain · national security · logistics · legal mandate · security clearance · commander-in-chief · high command · top brass · disciplinary action · rules of engagement · sergeant
- emergencies911, ambulance, emergency, emergency room, ER
military authoritycivilian authority
Nonmilitary governmental control
civilian control · civil government · civilian rule · civil authority · democratic governance
military authorityself-governance
Independent management of affairs
participatory democracy · decentralized power · popular sovereignty · anarchy · autonomy
military authorityanarchy
Disorder from absent authority
lawlessness · chaos · power vacuum · statelessness · disorder
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