The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LORD which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2013.
Authority figure crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LORD | 22 % | 4 |
| THEMAN | 22 % | 6 |
| PREFECT | 22 % | 7 |
| CZAR | 22 % | 4 |
| HIERARCH | 11 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Authority figure
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- powerholder
- officer
- official
- representative
- higher-up
- ruler
- author
- authorizer
- leader
- government man
- senior
- figurehead
Crossword Answer definitions
LORD noun- The master of the servants of a household; the master of a feudal manor
- One possessing similar mastery over others; any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron)
- One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)
- The heavenly body considered to possess a dominant influence over an event, time, etc.
- A hunchback.
- (via Cockney rhyming slang) Sixpence.
- Domineer or act like a lord.
- To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result LORD
- "____ Of The Flies"
- Proprietor of a manor
- Lady's man?
- "Man ..."
- Byron's title
- Follower of "O"?
- See 18-Across
- See 9-Across
- ___ Voldemort (villian in the Harry Potter series)
- Master
More clues leading to the result THEMAN
- Musial moniker
- Authority figure
- One running things
- Oppressive authority, slangily
- Stan Musial's nickname
- Oppressive authority figure
- Stan Musial's nickname^THEMA
- Authority figure, in slang
- Stan "__" Musial
- 28-Across nickname
More clues leading to the result PREFECT
- Authority figure
- Senior student given extra authority by the headmaster
- Magistrate
- Parisian police officer
- Ancient Roman magistrate
- Former Jesuit school official
- Officer.
- Chief magistrate
More clues leading to the result CZAR
- Alexis, for one
- Russian monarch
- All-powerful one
- Russian ruler
- Autocrat of old
- Obama appointee
- Unelected political bigwig
- Big shot of industry
- Despot
- Baron