supreme authority
Highest ruling control
Supreme authority is the highest power in a given domain—the final word that cannot be overruled.
A constitution may be the supreme authority in legal matters; a parent holds supreme authority over household decisions.
The phrase often appears in discussions of sovereignty, where one entity claims ultimate control: The court recognized Congress as the supreme authority on immigration policy.
In religious contexts, supreme authority typically belongs to God or sacred texts.
- papacyPope's office and authority
- omnipotenceUnlimited universal power
- absolute powerUnrestricted governmental control
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
final say · last word · magistracy · monarchy · royal decree · head of state · autocracy · iron fist · dictatorship · dominion · absolutism · caliphate · despotism · primacy · ruling class · constitutionality · pontificate · hegemony
- central powercentral government, centralized control, power consolidation, state power, central command
supreme authoritypowerlessness
Inability to affect outcomes
impotence · helplessness · weakness · subservience · diminished capacity
supreme authorityfalse claim
Untrue assertion presented seriously
pretender · anarchy · puppet regime · lawlessness · puppet government
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