KnowraAuthorityLinked fromLinked fromThe 21 pages that link to Authority, each with the reason it gives.All 21Broader topic 1Related 11Narrower topic 2Compared with 7CoercionCompared with: Authority can secure compliance without necessarily using coercive threats.Social statusCompared with: Formal authority can grant standing, but high status does not always carry decision-making rights.Power (social and political)Compared with: Unlike power in general, authority rests on an accepted claim to legitimacy.Dominance hierarchyCompared with: Authority rests on accepted roles or rules, not necessarily on an individual's dominance rank.Peer groupCompared with: Peer influence usually operates among relative equals rather than through formal authority.CredibilityCompared with: An authoritative position may influence credibility without establishing that a claim is true.DominateCompared with: Authority can produce compliance that resembles domination but rests on recognized legitimacy.