Authority (IPA: /əˈθɔɹəti/)
| Authority (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. |
| Authority (n.) |
Government; the persons or the body exercising power or command; as, the local authorities of the States; the military authorities. |
| Authority (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. |
| Authority (n.) |
That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in support of opinions, actions, measures, etc. |
| Authority (n.) |
Testimony; witness. |
| Authority (n.) |
A precedent; a decision of a court, an official declaration, or an opinion, saying, or statement worthy to be taken as a precedent. |
| Authority (n.) |
A book containing such a statement or opinion, or the author of the book. |
| Authority (n.) |
Justification; warrant. |
| Authority |
Power to command |
| Authority |
Asymmetric, hierarchical social relationship |
| Authority |
State body or local government body that exercises official authority |
| Authority |
Its reliability as a witness to the author's intentions |
| Authority |
Episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
| Authority Synonyms |
Agency, Government Agency, Office, Bureau, Federal Agency |
| Authority Synonyms |
Self-confidence, Sureness, Assurance, Confidence, Self-assurance |
| Authority Synonyms |
Dominance, Authorisation, Potency, Authorization, Say-so |
| Authority Synonyms |
Authorization, Authorisation, Sanction |
| AUTHORITY (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Irish Aviation Authority |
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