Definition Dictionary

Exercising authority with little allowance for others' input.

Broad freedom or authority to act as one chooses.

Required rather than optional, usually by a rule or authority.

Refusal to obey or acknowledge legitimate authority.

A person who rises in rebellion against established authority.

A violent uprising against an established government or authority.

To call upon a rule, authority, or example for support or effect.

Required by a rule, instruction, or authority.

To reject or reverse a decision through superior authority.

To make an earnest or formal request, especially to someone in authority.

The act of yielding to another's authority or control.

Inclined to accept another person's authority or wishes without resistance.

Lower in rank, importance, or authority.

Seeking or tending to undermine an established system or authority.

To undermine or overturn an established system, authority, or accepted principle.

A position of highest authority, power, or dominance.