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A couple of thoughts.
Authority can mean the entity in charge or enforcing laws and rules.
Authority can mean one who is extraordinarily knowledgeable in a subject area.
Examples:
The authorities at the passport office would not issue a passport to the man who did not have proper identification. (Substitute: people in charge)
John Doe is an authority on nondescript people. (Substitute: expert)
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au·thor·i·ty
/??θ?r?ti, ??θ?r-/ Show Spelled[uh-thawr-i-tee, uh-thor-] Show IPA
noun, plural -ties. 1. the power to determine, adjudicate, or otherwise settle issues or disputes; jurisdiction; the right to control, command, or determine.
2. a power or right delegated or given; authorization: Who has the authority to grant permission?
3. a person or body of persons in whom authority is vested, as a governmental agency.
4. Usually, authorities. persons having the legal power to make and enforce the law; government: They finally persuaded the authorities that they were not involved in espionage.
5. an accepted source of information, advice, etc.
EXPAND6. a quotation or citation from such a source.
7. an expert on a subject: He is an authority on baseball.
8. persuasive force; conviction: She spoke with authority.
9. a statute, court rule, or judicial decision that establishes a rule or principle of law; a ruling.
10. right to respect or acceptance of one's word, command, thought, etc.; commanding influence: the authority of a parent; the authority of a great writer.
11. mastery in execution or performance, as of a work of art or literature or a piece of music.
12. a warrant for action; justification.
13. testimony; witness.
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Origin: 1200–50; earlier auct ( h ) oritie < Latin auct?rit?s; replacing Middle English autorite < Old French < L. See author, -ity
Related forms an·ti·au·thor·i·ty, adjective
Synonyms 1. rule, power, sway. Authority, control, influence denote a power or right to direct the actions or thoughts of others. Authority is a power or right, usually because of rank or office, to issue commands and to punish for violations: to have authority over subordinates. Control is either power or influence applied to the complete and successful direction or manipulation of persons or things: to be in control of a project. Influence is a personal and unofficial power derived from deference of others to one's character, ability, or station; it may be exerted unconsciously or may operate through persuasion: to have influence over one's friends. 3. sovereign, arbiter.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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At home he had unquestioned authority.
People always seem to recognize my authority.
In Washington you make progress by persuasion, not by authority.
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At home he had unquestioned authority.
People always seem to recognize my authority.
In Washington you make progress by persuasion, not by authority.
What she lacks in authority, she makes up for in curiosity.
Unfortunately, this authority fails to come through.
In the 1950s, motorcycling meant defiance of authority.
Wild painted dogs exert social authority over a recently killed dinner.
He was a leader and a patriot, not a politician; the authority figure of all authority figures.
For young women new to teaching, standing is essential for authority.
Medical credentials are an obvious way to create authority for books.
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authority (???θ?r?t?)
— n , pl -ties
1. the power or right to control, judge, or prohibit the actions of others
2. ( often plural ) a person or group of people having this power, such as a government, police force, etc
3. a position that commands such a power or right (often in the phrase in authority )
4. such a power or right delegated, esp from one person to another; authorization: she has his authority
5. the ability to influence or control others: a man of authority
6. an expert or an authoritative written work in a particular field: he is an authority on Ming china
7. evidence or testimony: we have it on his authority that she is dead
8. confidence resulting from great expertise: the violinist lacked authority in his cadenza
9. ( capital when part of a name ) a public board or corporation exercising governmental authority in administering some enterprise: Independent Broadcasting Authority
10. law
a.a judicial decision, statute, or rule of law that establishes a principle; precedent
b.legal permission granted to a person to perform a specified act
[C14: from French autorité, from Latin auct?ritas, from auctor author ]
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Word Origin & History
authority early 13c., autorite "book or quotation that settles an argument," from O.Fr. auctorité (12c.; Mod.Fr. autorité), from L. auctoritatem (nom. auctoritas) "invention, advice, opinion, influence, command," from auctor "master, leader, author" (see author). Usually
EXPANDspelled with a -c- in English till 16c., when it was dropped, in imitation of the French. Meaning "power to enforce obedience" is from late 14c.; meaning "people in authority" is from 1610s. Authorities "those in charge, those with police powers" is recorded from mid-19c.
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