Sentence examples similar to I wielded authority from inspiring English sources

Neither government was stable and united, and neither emperor nor shogun actually wielded authority in his respective government, each having become the puppet of powerful families.

Minority politicians have long wielded authority, if not power, in its various high offices.

The working class in this prosperous locality were vulnerable to the moral judgments and actions of their wealthy neighbours who wielded authority as landlords, employers and philanthropists, to an extent that was unthinkable in the working-class-dominated industrial districts.

There is no mechanism to wield authority.

But Sony's recent leaders have had trouble wielding authority over the sprawling company.

Trump competed to become a cadet leader and enjoyed wielding authority.

Yohannes thus became the first Ethiopian emperor in 300 years to wield authority from Tigray south to Guragē.

And power basically looks at how we respond to authority or wield authority in any kind of system.

The two sides have been working out details on how Mr. Gates would wield authority in a new administration.

The Transportation Security Administration wields authority over pipeline security but has yet to promulgate industry-wide standards for computer security, relying instead on the voluntary adoption of best practices.

Wukan's land scandal reaches into layers of higher governments whose territory includes the village, and who wield authority over village leaders.