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US
/əˈθɔɹəti/
]
[ UK /ɐθˈɒɹɪtˌi/ ]
[ UK /ɐθˈɒɹɪtˌi/ ]
NOUN
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freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
she spoke with authority
his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
after that failure he lost his confidence -
official permission or approval
authority for the program was renewed several times -
an expert whose views are taken as definitive
he is an authority on corporate law -
an authoritative written work
this book is the final authority on the life of Milton -
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
he has the authority to issue warrants
a place of potency in the state
deputies are given authorization to make arrests -
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
the authorities have issued a curfew -
an administrative unit of government
the Census Bureau
the Central Intelligence Agency
Tennessee Valley Authority
Office of Management and Budget
How To Use authority In A Sentence
- China says it respects the legitimate status of President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) while calling on Palestinian forces to end conflicts.
- The ICR would have the authority to annul laws or dismiss public officials to uphold the Kosovo settlement.
- The value of individual liberty is not absolute, but is subject to the authority of established government.
- Even the chief civil authority of the town was deterred from sallying forth by a remembrance of a predecessor in the provostship who had been buried in a stable mixen all but his head, to the detriment of his clothes and the still greater and more lasting hurt to his dignity. Patsy
- When an agent makes a contract either the principal is liable or the agent is liable for a breach of authority.
- The overseer, a great strong man, cracking his "blacksnake" from time to time, to enforce authority, excited our strong indignation. 'Three Score Years and Ten' Life-Long Memories of Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and Other Parts of the West
- The diverse problems of succession and authority which face the brothers, the audience, and the poet reflect upon one other throughout, and this self-awareness renders nugatory the traditional criticism of Statius as derivative.
- Committed by parents, teachers, priests or minders it undermines trust and dependency, disrupts relations with authority figures and can interfere with loving and learning.
- It is difficult to see why dialogue negates or denies the existence of authority.
- Still, for the medium term, either the government needs to scutinize refinery activity much more closely, adopt new regulatory authority and aggressively enforce antitrust laws, or it must intervene to deconcentrate the market. Robert Weissman: What To Do About the Price of Oil
