say-so, sanction, assurance, bureau, authorization, dominance, agency, confidence, self-assurance, office, more...

subservience, weakness, impotence, submission, powerlessness

democratic, monarchic, oligarchic, dictatorial, totalitarian, more...

local, political, central, supreme, legal, public, royal, higher, moral, divine, civil

position of power,   power of,   person of power,   source of truth,   having power,   an expert,   commanding presence,   has the power,   a lot of power,   acknowledged expert