authority figure

au·thor·i·ty fig·ure

a real or projected person in a position of power; parents, police, and supervisors are authority figures to some people; during the transference phase of psychoanalysis, the psychoanalyst becomes an authority figure.

authority figure

A projected or real person in a position of power or authority—e.g., a parent, spouse, teacher—over another person.
Psychoanalysis
In the transference phase of psychoanalysis, the analyst plays the role of authority figure.

authority figure

Psychiatry A projected or real person in a position of power or authority–eg, a parent, spouse

au·thor·i·ty fi·gure

(aw-thōr'i-tē fig'yŭr) A real or projected person in a position of power; parents, police, and bosses are authority figures to some people; during the transference phase of psychoanalysis, the psychoanalyst becomes an authority figure.

authority figure

authority figure

au·thor·i·ty fig·ure

authority figure

authority figure

au·thor·i·ty fi·gure

authority figure

Words related to authority figure

noun someone who is regarded as an authority by someone else

Related Words