Figure Of Authority Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	99%	5		Exact Match!
	noun • a person who is older than you are • any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit • any of various church officers adjective satellite • used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
	47%	12		Authority figure
	noun • a man (often a powerful or influential man) who arouses emotions usually felt for your real father and with whom you identify psychologically
	33%	7		Authority figure
	noun • someone with the power to settle matters at will • someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

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Source	#Number	Answer
New York Times22 Sep 1988	Across 41
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