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"For I too am a person subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me. And I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come here,' and he comes; and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it."

— A Roman Centurion to Jesus, Luke 7:8

Tropes about the different effects and displays of authority and obedience.

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Tropes about authority in general:

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Alien Non-Interference Clause

The Alleged Boss

Asskicking Equals Authority

Authority Equals Asskicking

Authority in Name Only

Badass in Charge

Bavarian Fire Drill

Bothering by the Book

Captain Smooth and Sergeant Rough

The Chains of Commanding

Challenging the Chief

Clipboard of Authority

Clocks of Control

Color-Coded Patrician

Cool People Rebel Against Authority

Corporal Punishment

Delegation Relay

Emergency Authority

Ermine Cape Effect

Evil Overlord List

Forgot I Could Change the Rules

Grade-School C.E.O.

Grand Inquisitor Scene

Humans Are Leaders

Ignored Enamored Underling

In Its Hour of Need

King on His Deathbed

Large and in Charge

Lawful Pushover

Leader Forms the Head

Obstructive Code of Conduct

Physical Fitness Punishment

Please Spare Him, My Liege!

Powerful People Are Subs

Reclining Reigner

Risking the King

Screw the Rules, I Make Them!

Short-Lived Leadership

Sliding Scale of Leadership Responsibility

Staff of Authority

Standardized Leader

Still the Leader

Supporting Leader

Sword of Damocles

Teenage Wasteland

Under New Management

Weak Boss Strong Underlings

Young and In Charge

You Rebel Scum!

Leader Characters of:

Any kind of Institution:

An Apartment:

Landlord

A Company:

A Monarchy:

Royalty Non-character tropes:

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The Military:

Military Non-character tropes:

School:

A Town:

Underlings:

Others:

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