In people's impressions, the first authoritative figures they met were their parents. The way a person interacts with authority figures as an adult is often determined by his childhood experiences. Everything from a kind helper to a profit-seeking farm owner will have a certain impact on him. The authority in the dream can tell the dreamer what is right or what should be done, regardless of whether the dreamer personally agrees with it at first. Such people actually represent the level of self-control and judgment in the dreamer's consciousness, the so-called superego in psychology. For a dreamer who is a member of society, the police in his dream symbolizes the restraint and protection of him from the outside world.