| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A person or group having the right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge: official. Idioms: powers that be, the Man. See OVER. 2. The right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge: command, control, domination, dominion, jurisdiction, mastery, might, power, prerogative, sovereignty, sway. Informal : say-so. See OVER. 3. A person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field: ace, adept, dab hand, expert, master, past master, professional, proficient, wizard. Informal : whiz. Slang : crackerjack. Chiefly British : dab2. See ABILITY. 4. Conferred power: faculty, mandate, right. Law : competence, competency. See ABILITY.
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