- Authority is the legitimate use of power. (Weber) It is the right to exercise the power and influence of a particular position that comes with that position.
- Weber’s 3 types of Legitimate Authority - Charismatic authority - political order is maintained by the force of a leader’s personality.
- Traditional authority - political order is maintained by the constant reference to customs, traditions and conventions.
- Rational legal authority - political order is maintained by a regard of legality in the eyes of the population