Authority

[ɔː'θɒrɪtɪ] or [ə'θɔrəti]

Definition

(noun.) official permission or approval; 'authority for the program was renewed several times'.

(noun.) the power or right to give orders or make decisions; 'he has the authority to issue warrants'; 'deputies are given authorization to make arrests'; 'a place of potency in the state'.

(noun.) an authoritative written work; 'this book is the final authority on the life of Milton'.

(noun.) an expert whose views are taken as definitive; 'he is an authority on corporate law'.

(noun.) (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; 'the authorities have issued a curfew'.

Typed by Lesley--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority of a court.

(n.) Government; the persons or the body exercising power or command; as, the local authorities of the States; the military authorities.

(n.) The power derived from opinion, respect, or esteem; influence of character, office, or station, or mental or moral superiority, and the like; claim to be believed or obeyed; as, an historian of no authority; a magistrate of great authority.

(n.) That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in support of opinions, actions, measures, etc.

(n.) Testimony; witness.

(n.) A precedent; a decision of a court, an official declaration, or an opinion, saying, or statement worthy to be taken as a precedent.

(n.) A book containing such a statement or opinion, or the author of the book.

(n.) Justification; warrant.

Edited by Bonita

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Power, sovereignty, dominion, empire, government.[2]. Rule, sway, ascendency, supremacy, control, influence, interest.[3]. Permission, warrant, warranty, liberty, permit, precept, order, authorization, sanction.[4]. Witness, testimony.[5]. Credibility, weight of evidence.[6]. Respectability, dignity, weight of character.

Checked by Edwin

Definition

n. legal power or right: power derived from office or character: weight of testimony: permission:—pl. Author′ities precedents: opinions or sayings carrying weight: persons in power.—adj. Author′itative having the sanction or weight of authority: dictatorial.—adv. Author′itatively.—n. Author′itativeness.

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Examples

Typist: Maxine

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