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SUPREME AUTHORITY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does supreme authority mean?
• SUPREME AUTHORITY (noun)
The noun SUPREME AUTHORITY has 1 sense:
1. someone with the power to settle matters at will
Familiarity information: SUPREME AUTHORITY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone with the power to settle matters at will
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
arbiter; supreme authority
Context example:
she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion
Hypernyms ("supreme authority" is a kind of...):
expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)
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