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Abuse of Power |
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Improper use of authority by someone who has that authority because he or she holds a public office. Abuse of power is different from usurpation of power, which is an exercise of authority that the offender does not actually have. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``These issues concerned corruption, abuse of power, mismanagement,
the main reasons for high rates of food stamp error and the pressure
applied on the workers to issue benefits,'' Youssef wrote in a
letter to Molina. I saw the abuse of power that goes without
accountability. The drafters of our
Constitution had themselves been the victims of such abuse of power by
King George III. |
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