with authority
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: with the confident quality of someone who knows a lot about something or who is respected or obeyed by other people
She spoke with authority about the history of the building.
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Every organization has structures generating dysfunction that survive because they are tied to incentives, performance measures, or the legacy beliefs of the people with authority to change them.
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30 June 2026
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Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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“With authority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20authority. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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