The being invested with authority is then necessarily an agent, and the authoritarian act is always an absolute (conscious and free) act. However, th… - Alexandre Kojève

As for the Minority, its very existence proves that it does not recognise the Authority of the Majority, since forming a minority means precisely being opposed to the majority, and so 'reacting' (in one way or another) against its acts. But, where there is no Authority, 'reactions' can only be removed by force. Therefore, wherever the Majority claims a sui generis would-be 'Authority' resulting form its sheer number, it is in fact claiming pure and simple force. (A regime that is based purely and solely on a majority is a regime founded on force only. The 'majority' regime can therefore be contrasted with the 'authoritarian' one; the latter rests on Authority, while the former rests on force.)

There has to be a risk of the death sentence in order for 'mastery' to exist.

Obviously, absolute Authority in the strong sense of the word is never realised in fact. Only God is held to possess it.