The ability to command obedience is called

GOVERNMENT
WAEC 2012

The ability to command obedience is called

  • A. authority
  • B. influence
  • C. legitimacy
  • D. mobilization

Correct Answer: A. authority

Explanation

Authority the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience. It is the right to exercise power, which can be formalized by a state and exercised by way of judges, appointed executives of government, or the ecclesiastical or priestly appointed representatives of a God or other deities.



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