No, they have a Congergational Church Government.
Adrian Burdon has written: 'Authority and order' -- subject(s): Authority, Church, Government, Methodist Church
There are different types of Methodism (Methodist Church of Ghana, Methodist Church of Great Britain, Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, United Methodist Church, African Methodist Episcopal Church of Zion, etc.) They all meet together with the World Methodist Council (made up of ministers, professors, and bishops) which are in charge of the universal methodist faith. Each then, in part, have their own bishops or other leaders.
The Religous leaders or the Ayatollahs.
Some forms of Buddhism, such as Theravada Buddhism, do not have a central governing authority or hierarchy of leaders. Instead, authority is often decentralized and can vary from community to community.
authority and legitimacy.
custom and accepted practice
A quack authority is constituted by incompetent personnel such as unqualified doctors, and illiterate leaders.
Authority and legitimacy.
The authority leaders, so says the Bible.
The motto of San Antonio River Authority is 'Leaders in Watershed Solutions'.
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No. But the courts of law did.