authority

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noun

Plural noun:

authoritiesauthourityauthoritieautorityauctoritie

1.
(uncountable)Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.
I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them.
Vigilantes may have the power to nab criminals, but they lack the authority.
She lost all respect and authority after turning up drunk at the meeting.
Respect my authority!
Đồng nghĩa: command, rulership, sovereignty, control
2.
(countable, plural, uncountable)Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement.
Authorities say the suspect fled on foot.
3.
(countable)A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
the world's foremost authority on orangutans
My cheap dictionary is not the authority on word derivations.
To punish me for my contempt of authority, Fate has made me an authority myself.
4.
(uncountable)Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation.
Due to being inadequate for the deductive method of reasoning, the argument from authority is considered a logical fallacy.
Đồng nghĩa: gravitas, cred
5.
(uncountable)Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.
Đồng nghĩa: jurisdiction, leave, sanction, allowance, authority, authorization, clearance, consent, leave, license, mandate, permission, permit, warrant
6.
(countable)A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.
New York Port Authority
Chicago Transit Authority

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Đồng nghĩa

command rulership sovereignty control gravitascredjurisdiction leave sanction allowanceauthorizationclearanceconsentlicense mandate permission permit warrant

Trái nghĩa

impotence powerlessness

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English auctorite, autorite (authority, book or quotation that settles an argument), from Old French auctorité, from Latin - stem of auctōritās (invention, advice, opinion, influence, command), from auctor (master, leader, author). For the presence of the h, compare the etymology of author.