authority figure

authority figure (plural authority figures)

1. Someone who is in a position of authority.

• father figure
• role model

• “authority figure”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “authority figure” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “authority figure” (US) / “authority figure” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “authority figure”, in Collins English Dictionary.