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Petty authority (or petty tyranny[1] or petty power) is authority exercised by a leader, usually one unchosen by the led, in a relatively limited or intimate environment, such as that exercised by a fellow peer of a social group. It is a pejorative term, that carries with it a sense of authority that was gained, or is used, in an unfair or capricious manner.
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- ^ Petty tyranny in organizations , Ashforth, Blake, Human Relations, Vol. 47, No. 7, 755-778 (1994)
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