Robert is walking down the street late at night when a man in a ski mask suddenly sticks a gun in his face and takes his wallet. Sociologists would say that Robert's mugger had ____________ but not ____________.

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The mugger had power, the ability to force Robert to comply with his demands, but not authority, which is power that is recognized as legitimate by those it is exercised over. Authority implies a recognized and accepted right to command, which the mugger lacks in this scenario.

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