wield authority (?.)

• administer
• administrate
• be master
• captain
• carry authority
• chair
• command
• control
• crack the whip
• direct
• discipline
• dominate
• govern
• have clout
• have power
• have the power
• have the right
• have the say
• head
• lead
• manage
• officer
• possess authority
• preside over
• regulate
• rule
• stand over
• supervise