Definition of Authority figure

1. Noun. Someone who is regarded as an authority by someone else.

Generic synonyms: Authority

Medical Definition of Authority figure

1. A real or projected person in a position of power; one's parents, police, and boss are authority figures to some people; during the transference phase of psychoanalysis, the psychoanalyst becomes an authority figure. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Authority Figure

authorised terms
authoriser
authorises
authorising
authorism
authoritarian
authoritarian personality
authoritarianism
authoritarians
authoritative
authoritatively
authoritativeness
authoritie
authorities
authority
authority figure (current term)
authorityless
authorizable
authorization
authorizations
authorize
authorized
authorized shares
authorized stock
authorized term
authorized terms
authorizer
authorizers
authorizes
authorizing

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