assert
authority
The government responded to the protests by sending in troops to assert its authority.
The new general quickly asserted his authority over the army.
Jimmy met with resistance when he tried to assert his authority with his stepdaughters.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Controlling and being in charge
aggrandize
assume
assumption
authoritative
authoritatively
cynical
get the better of someoneidiom
get your hooks into someone/somethingidiom
govern
guiding principle
harness
peremptorily
peremptory
play Godidiom
plenipotentiary
police
slow
tame
wrangle
wrangler