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English to English noun
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the power or right to give orders or make decisions |  | Example: he has the authority to issue warrants
deputies are given authorization to make arrests
a place of potency in the state
source: wordnet30
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(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others | | Example: the authorities have issued a curfew
source: wordnet30
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an expert whose views are taken as definitive | | Example: he is an authority on corporate law
source: wordnet30
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freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities | | Example: his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
after that failure he lost his confidence
she spoke with authority
source: wordnet30
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an administrative unit of government | | Example: the Central Intelligence Agency
the Census Bureau
Office of Management and Budget
Tennessee Valley Authority
source: wordnet30
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official permission or approval | | Example: authority for the program was renewed several times
source: wordnet30
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an authoritative written work | | Example: this book is the final authority on the life of Milton
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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