Petty authority

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Petty authority [also: "petty tyranny[1]" or, colloquially "petty power"] is authority exercised by a leader, frequently unchosen by the led, in a relatively limited or intimate environment, such as that exercised by a teacher over students in a classroom. It is a pejorative term, that carries with it a sense of authority that was gained, or is used, in an unfair or arbitrary manner.

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  1. ^ Petty tyranny in organizations , Ashforth, Blake, Human Relations, Vol. 47, No. 7, 755-778 (1994)

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