at the pleasure of (someone)
idiom
—used to say that something is done or can be done because someone wants it to be done
I serve at the pleasure of the president, and I will continue to serve as long as the president wants me to.
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Digital payments work easily here, but wholly at the pleasure of companies like Apple and Chase, or agencies like FinCen or the DOJ.
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Brady Dale, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
In Los Angeles, the vast majority of city commissioners are volunteers who serve at the pleasure of the mayor.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2024
Why hasn’t policy 1018 been changed by the commissioner, who serves at the pleasure of the mayor, to harmonize with the Citation Docket process?
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
Recognizing the near impossibility of imposing direct control on such a diverse population, the British operated through a system of indirect rule in which indigenous authorities maintained power but served at the pleasure of the crown.
—Uzodinma Iweala, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
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Brady Dale, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
In Los Angeles, the vast majority of city commissioners are volunteers who serve at the pleasure of the mayor.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2024
Why hasn’t policy 1018 been changed by the commissioner, who serves at the pleasure of the mayor, to harmonize with the Citation Docket process?
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
Recognizing the near impossibility of imposing direct control on such a diverse population, the British operated through a system of indirect rule in which indigenous authorities maintained power but served at the pleasure of the crown.
—Uzodinma Iweala, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
See all Example Sentences for at the pleasure of (someone)
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“At the pleasure of (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20pleasure%20of%20%28someone%29. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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