authority figure
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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.
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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.
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authority figure
Psychiatry A projected or real person in a position of power or authority–eg, a parent, spouseMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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.
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