Perceived authorities include parents, clergy, police, judges, and heads of government

Evidence

By “perceived established authorities” I mean those people in our society who are usually considered to have a general legal or moral authority over the behavior of others. One’s parents (at least through childhood), religious officials, civic officers (the police, judges, heads of governments), and superiors in military service usually qualify as established authorities. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 132

Categorization

• DEFINE: Specifies which authorities sit in the RWA construct’s reference class.