The key to the interpretation of dreams is the relationship between sleep and the other members of sleep. Typically, the relative power of the sleeping over others is important for the understanding of other events taking place in a dream. Dreams of the police, the military, possessing supernatural powers, weapons, money, special knowledge is classified as dreams of power. The question is, who is endowed with this power - sleeping or other characters sleep?
If the power is vested in sleep, that is, you mean in your life at the moment prevalent feelings of competence, commitment to success, competition (especially on the love front) or you are filled with hope to achieve this. People falling under the influence of your power, may symbolize that vital sector, which is currently out of control.
The most difficult to interpret the relationship in the case when you are around for themselves, without resorting to coercion. The power does not lie in the simple forcing others to do what you want, but in the ability to get the other to working with you, using covert methods of influence. Maybe you're driving for a WOUNDED people DEAD, which act as the living, or others who are amazed by the loss of ability to FEEL.
If you fall under the authority of others, for the sake of clarity, refer to the explanations given in the article VULNERABILITY.