The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RULE , but the solution may also be WIELD which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Universal uClick).
Exercise authority crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RULE | 38 % | 4 |
| WIELD | 25 % | 5 |
| WEARTHETROUSERS | 25 % | 15 |
| CRACKTHEWHIP | 13 % | 12 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Exercise authority
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- rule
- govern
- regulate
- direct
- dictation
- dictate
- italianate
- command
- appoint
- commanding
- authority
- decisional
Crossword Answer definitions
RULE noun- A regulation, law, guideline.
- A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
- A straight line (continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing.
- A regulating principle.
- The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
- A normal condition or state of affairs.
- Conduct; behaviour.
- An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
- A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result.
- A thin plate of brass or other metal, of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.
- To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
- To excel.
- To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines).
- To decide judicially.
- To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
- Revelry.
- To revel.
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 RULE
- It may be golden
- Gag followup?
- Golden thing
- Govern
- Lay down the law
- Preside over
- Be super freaking awesome
- Golden ___
- "Don't ask, don't tell," e.g.
- Dominate
More clues leading to the result WIELD
- Exercise authority
- Handle skillfully
- Swing, as a sword
- Throw around, as a sword
- Use, as power
- Brandish
- Handle with skill
- Exert, as power
- Bring to bear
- Brandish, as a sword