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Discover LudwigThe phrase "authority principle" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing concepts related to power, influence, or decision-making based on authority.
Example: "The authority principle suggests that individuals are more likely to comply with requests made by someone perceived as an authority figure."
Alternatives: "principle of authority" or "authority rule".
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That's the authority principle in action.
They also make use of the "deference to authority principle" and the "herd principle" – our tendency to act like our friends or those around us – to convince people that the scam is legitimate.
"He's explained that the authority principle, for example, is actually very helpful for surviving peacefully in human society," says Stajano. "We shouldn't see scam victims as stupid – they're acting in a way that's beneficial for our survival most of the time".
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Was there a time when people did not regularly ask of individual businesses their source of legitimate authority, their principle of organization, or their pattern of leadership?
While most Republicans in both chambers support fast track as a means to enact TPP, many in the House oppose ceding Obama additional executive authority on principle.
And if you have trouble differentiating between the words "principal" (meaning the person with the highest authority) and "principle" (meaning a fundamental truth), just remember that the principal or head of the company is your "pal".
More than a week after the scandal first broke, Osborne said the allegations against HSBC and its clients were very serious, but such decisions were a matter for the prosecuting authorities – a principle that has been "one of the bulwarks of freedom in this country for hundreds of years".
The authority of principles of logic (or morality) is not something to be explained by legal philosophy; the authority of acts of Parliament must be; and accounting for the difference is a central task of the philosophy of law.
Originally designed to provide a unified standard of trial data to support submission to regulatory authorities, the principles may also be applied to other studies of human subjects.
But there comes a time when the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service must stand up for the authorities and principles that underpin our work and say "no".
That case has been often referred to by the courts of this State, and has never been doubted as sound authority for the principle upheld by it.
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