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Whisenand and McCain describe the difference between authority and power as follows: authority is the right to command due to position, while power is the right (or, ironically, authority) to command due to people extending them that right (2015, 198-199). These are only the basic definitions, of course; the meanings of both of these words are much deeper, and contain both cultural and societal references which serve to further differentiate the two words. Power and authority are both given to people in charge, and as shown above, they both involve having command over others (Whisenand & McCain, 2015, 198-200), and ...