tin god

The definition of a tin god is a bossy person who receives more respect than he or she should receive.

(noun)

An example of a tin god is a student who pushes everyone else around because the others are afraid of him.

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See tin god in Webster's New World College Dictionary

an often pompous or dictatorial person who demands or receives more respect than is merited

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