However, those with little or no official power were able to use public law to fight for their security in liberty and justice.

She/he has a great deal of influence on the Bajoran government despite having no official power in that way.

But the system has been denied an essential accounting for the exercise of what we now know was enormous official power.

In the American system, the courts have always been the last line of defense against abuse of official power.

These were devices to divide official power and hem it in.

It would have been a gross abuse of official power.

He represents, rather, a particular way of using official power.

The committee is advisory and has no official power.

In contrast, whenever a state agency exercises official power, private law is not to be applied.

I have no official power, other than the fact that the police sometimes ask my advice.