Exercising authority

• masterful

  1. Having or showing the ability of a master; expert; skillful; masterly
  2. Acting or capable of acting as a master or leader, especially in being domineering or imperious:
  3. Having or showing the qualities of a master vis-a-vis a dependent or subordinate; authoritative; domineering.

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  1. Having or showing the ability of a master; expert; skillful; masterly
  2. Acting or capable of acting as a master or leader, especially in being domineering or imperious:
  3. Having or showing the qualities of a master vis-a-vis a dependent or subordinate; authoritative; domineering.

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• dominant

  1. Exercising authority or influence; dominating; ruling; prevailing
  2. Tending to be stronger than its counterpart or used for the most important tasks or in the most pressing situations:
  3. Most abundant or conspicuous; predominant:

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  1. Exercising authority or influence; dominating; ruling; prevailing
  2. Tending to be stronger than its counterpart or used for the most important tasks or in the most pressing situations:
  3. Most abundant or conspicuous; predominant:

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• commanding

  1. Having authority; controlling or dominating
  2. Controlling or dominating by position
  3. Impressively dominant.

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  1. Having authority; controlling or dominating
  2. Controlling or dominating by position
  3. Impressively dominant.

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• authoritative

  1. Asserting authority; fond of giving orders; dictatorial
  2. Having or arising from authority; official:
  3. Demonstrating authority; commanding:

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  1. Asserting authority; fond of giving orders; dictatorial
  2. Having or arising from authority; official:
  3. Demonstrating authority; commanding:

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Large and impressive in size, scope, or extent

• superb

  1. Of unusually high quality; excellent:
  2. Extremely fine; excellent
  3. Noble or majestic

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  1. Of unusually high quality; excellent:
  2. Extremely fine; excellent
  3. Noble or majestic

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• sublime

  1. Characterized by nobility; majestic.
  2. (Archaic) Of lofty appearance or bearing; haughty:
  3. Noble; exalted; majestic

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  1. Characterized by nobility; majestic.
  2. (Archaic) Of lofty appearance or bearing; haughty:
  3. Noble; exalted; majestic

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• stately

  1. Dignified and slow; measured:
  2. Imposing; dignified; majestic
  3. Imposing; grand, impressive.

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  1. Dignified and slow; measured:
  2. Imposing; dignified; majestic
  3. Imposing; grand, impressive.

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• splendid

  1. Admirable for boldness or purity; surpassing:
  2. Imposing by reason of showiness or grandeur; magnificent:
  3. Magnificent; gorgeous

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  1. Admirable for boldness or purity; surpassing:
  2. Imposing by reason of showiness or grandeur; magnificent:
  3. Magnificent; gorgeous

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• royal

  1. Suitable for a sovereign; magnificent, splendid, etc.
  2. Founded, chartered, or authorized by a monarch:
  3. Issued or performed by a monarch:

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  1. Suitable for a sovereign; magnificent, splendid, etc.
  2. Founded, chartered, or authorized by a monarch:
  3. Issued or performed by a monarch:

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• regal

  1. Belonging to or befitting a monarch:
  2. Magnificent; splendid.
  3. Of or relating to a monarch; royal.

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  1. Belonging to or befitting a monarch:
  2. Magnificent; splendid.
  3. Of or relating to a monarch; royal.

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• princely

  1. Noble:
  2. Relating to a prince; regal; royal.
  3. Of a prince; royal; regal; noble

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  1. Noble:
  2. Relating to a prince; regal; royal.
  3. Of a prince; royal; regal; noble

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• noble

  1. Possessing hereditary rank in a political system or social class derived from a feudalistic stage of a country's development.
  2. (Obs.) Famous; illustrious
  3. Grand and stately in appearance; majestic:

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  1. Possessing hereditary rank in a political system or social class derived from a feudalistic stage of a country's development.
  2. (Obs.) Famous; illustrious
  3. Grand and stately in appearance; majestic:

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• majestic

  1. Impressive or beautiful in a dignified or inspiring way.
  2. Having qualities of splendor or royalty.
  3. Having or characterized by majesty; very grand or dignified; lofty; stately

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  1. Impressive or beautiful in a dignified or inspiring way.
  2. Having qualities of splendor or royalty.
  3. Having or characterized by majesty; very grand or dignified; lofty; stately

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• magnificent

  1. Beautiful in a grand or stately way; rich or sumptuous, as in construction, decoration, form, etc.
  2. Grand or noble in thought or accomplishment; exalted:
  3. Splendid in appearance; grand:

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  1. Beautiful in a grand or stately way; rich or sumptuous, as in construction, decoration, form, etc.
  2. Grand or noble in thought or accomplishment; exalted:
  3. Splendid in appearance; grand:

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• magnific

  1. Imposingly large.
  2. Imposing in size, dignity, etc.
  3. Magnificent

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  1. Imposingly large.
  2. Imposing in size, dignity, etc.
  3. Magnificent

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• imposing

  1. Making a strong impression because of great size, strength, dignity, etc.; impressive
  2. Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.
  3. Impressive, as in size, power, or accomplishment:

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  1. Making a strong impression because of great size, strength, dignity, etc.; impressive
  2. Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.
  3. Impressive, as in size, power, or accomplishment:

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• grandiose

  1. Seeming or trying to seem very important; pompous and showy
  2. Characterized by greatness of scope or intent; grand:
  3. Having grandeur or magnificence; imposing; impressive

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  1. Seeming or trying to seem very important; pompous and showy
  2. Characterized by greatness of scope or intent; grand:
  3. Having grandeur or magnificence; imposing; impressive

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• grand

  1. Having higher rank than others of the same category:
  2. Having more importance than others; principal:
  3. Having a serious moral purpose; noble:

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  1. Having higher rank than others of the same category:
  2. Having more importance than others; principal:
  3. Having a serious moral purpose; noble:

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• baronial

  1. Fit for a baron; grand, showy, etc.
  2. Belonging or relating to a baron or barons.
  3. Suited for or befitting a baron; stately and grand:

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  1. Fit for a baron; grand, showy, etc.
  2. Belonging or relating to a baron or barons.
  3. Suited for or befitting a baron; stately and grand:

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• august

  1. Worthy of respect because of age and dignity, high position, etc.; venerable
  2. Inspiring awe and reverence; imposing and magnificent
  3. Respected and dignified:

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  1. Worthy of respect because of age and dignity, high position, etc.; venerable
  2. Inspiring awe and reverence; imposing and magnificent
  3. Respected and dignified:

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Overly convinced of one's own superiority and importance

• superior

  1. Of a higher nature or kind.
  2. Greater in number or amount than another:
  3. Higher than another in rank, station, or authority:

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  1. Of a higher nature or kind.
  2. Greater in number or amount than another:
  3. Higher than another in rank, station, or authority:

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• supercilious

  1. Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
  2. Disdainful or contemptuous; full of or characterized by pride or scorn; haughty

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  1. Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
  2. Disdainful or contemptuous; full of or characterized by pride or scorn; haughty

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• proud

  1. Filled with or showing excessive self-esteem:
  2. Feeling pleasurable satisfaction over an act, possession, quality, or relationship by which one measures one's stature or self-worth:
  3. Majestic; magnificent:

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  1. Filled with or showing excessive self-esteem:
  2. Feeling pleasurable satisfaction over an act, possession, quality, or relationship by which one measures one's stature or self-worth:
  3. Majestic; magnificent:

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• prideful

  1. Highly pleased; elated.
  2. Arrogant; disdainful.
  3. (Chiefly Scotland, North America) Full of pride; haughty, arrogant.

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  1. Highly pleased; elated.
  2. Arrogant; disdainful.
  3. (Chiefly Scotland, North America) Full of pride; haughty, arrogant.

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• overweening

  1. Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited.
  2. 1870, Carl Schurz, George H. Thomas Eulogy
  3. Arrogant; excessively proud

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  1. Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited.
  2. 1870, Carl Schurz, George H. Thomas Eulogy
  3. Arrogant; excessively proud

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• overbearing

  1. Overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant.
  2. Acting in a dictatorial manner; arrogant; domineering
  3. Overwhelming in power or significance; predominant:

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  1. Overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant.
  2. Acting in a dictatorial manner; arrogant; domineering
  3. Overwhelming in power or significance; predominant:

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• lofty

  1. Elevated in character; exalted.
  2. High, tall, having great height or stature
  3. Idealistic, implying over-optimism

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  1. Elevated in character; exalted.
  2. High, tall, having great height or stature
  3. Idealistic, implying over-optimism

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• insolent

  1. Boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; impertinent; impudent
  2. Audaciously rude or disrespectful; impertinent or impudent.
  3. (Archaic) Presumptuous and insulting in manner or speech; arrogant.

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  1. Boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; impertinent; impudent
  2. Audaciously rude or disrespectful; impertinent or impudent.
  3. (Archaic) Presumptuous and insulting in manner or speech; arrogant.

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• high-and-mighty

  1. Marked by arrogance; haughty and overbearing.
  2. (Idiomatic) Overbearingly arrogant; ostentatiously self-important or self-aggrandizing.

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  1. Marked by arrogance; haughty and overbearing.
  2. (Idiomatic) Overbearingly arrogant; ostentatiously self-important or self-aggrandizing.

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• haughty

  1. Having or showing great pride in oneself and disdain, contempt, or scorn for others; proud; arrogant; supercilious
  2. Scornfully and condescendingly proud.
  3. (Archaic) Lofty; noble

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  1. Having or showing great pride in oneself and disdain, contempt, or scorn for others; proud; arrogant; supercilious
  2. Scornfully and condescendingly proud.
  3. (Archaic) Lofty; noble

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• arrogant

  1. Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance.
  2. Full of or due to unwarranted pride and self-importance; overbearing; haughty
  3. Marked by or arising from a feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others:

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  1. Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance.
  2. Full of or due to unwarranted pride and self-importance; overbearing; haughty
  3. Marked by or arising from a feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others:

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Noble

• honorable

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• dignified

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• grand

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Pompous

• haughty

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• imperious

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• overbearing

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