indirect authority

18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH I

indirect authority is a valid 18-letter word worth 26 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

I1N1D2I1R1E1C3T1A1U1T1H4O1R1I1T1Y4

1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =26 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 52TRIPLE WORD → 78

MEANING

What does indirect authority mean?