Definition

Superseded term, renamed April 27, 2026. Pre-rename canonical name for what is now locked as [Authority To Execute] — the operational reach a role needs to actually deliver its responsibilities, defined by the responsibility the role is required to execute. All references to “physical power” in paired entries are superseded by [Authority To Execute] throughout the corpus.

Explanation

This entry exists for cross-reference continuity, not as active canon. See [Authority To Execute] for the live term and its role in the [The Authority-Responsibility Pairing] chain.

The rename mattered because “physical power” read like coercion — muscle over a role rather than the operational reach a role legitimately needs to do its job. “Authority to execute” names the same reach without the connotation, and it’s the version that carries forward into [The Scapegoat Model], [Real Accountability Model], and every other term built on the responsibility-authority-accountability chain.