supreme authority

Stossel's attack was a subconscious explanation of his own right-wing leanings in which surrendering one's freedoms to a supreme authority is his belief, as long as that supreme authority is conservative.

How To Understand Neocon Prattle, If You Have To 2007

The Church, that is, the supreme authority represented by its visible head, alone legislates in this matter, because the bishops no longer have in practice the power to modify of abolish by

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913

The bills divided the South except for Tennessee, which was readmitted into the Union only because it had agreed to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment into five military districts and gave supreme authority over those districts to officers of the United States Army.

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

Calls to limit the powers of King Abdullah II, who wields supreme authority and rules by decree, have unsettled the monarchy, which has long counted on the support of Bedouin tribes that have formed the backbone of the regime.

Amid Arab protests, resentment builds in Jordanian town 2011

“My laws are based on respect for and compliance with my supreme authority.”

Fatal Circle Linda Robertson 2010

He was exercising his power over her, wanting to leave no doubt of his supreme authority.

A Girl's Legs Stirring The Air 2010

As self-proclaimed "Successors of the Prophet," the sultans advocated strict Islamic ideology and pan-Islamism headed by their own supreme authority, thus conflicting with the liberal, secular ideals of the "Young Turk" movement and the West.

Haggai Carmon: The Sick Man Upon the Bosphorus: Déjà Vu? 2010

Since Galen reigned as the supreme authority in anatomy and physiology for a thousand years, this idea of gender lasted until the end of the Middle Ages.

Dan Agin: Our Sad Story: The Farce of Sexuality in America 2010

Let them remember that this genuine unity of faith rests only on the One Rock established by Christ and, further, that it has been preserved by the supreme authority of the successors of blessed Peter.

TEXAS FAITH: Do religions oppress women? | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2010

Mike McConnell was Director of National Intelligence, the supreme authority over all U.S. intelligence agencies, from Feb. 2007 to Jan. 2009, and director of the National Security Agency from 1992 to 1996.

Nathan Gardels: Mike McConnell: An American Spymaster on Cyberwar 2009