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Authority   /əθˈɔrəti/   Listen
Authority

noun
(pl. authorities)
1.
The power or right to give orders or make decisions.  Synonyms: authorisation, authorization, dominance, potency, say-so.  "Deputies are given authorization to make arrests" , "A place of potency in the state"
2.
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others.
3.
An expert whose views are taken as definitive.
4.
Freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities.  Synonyms: assurance, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness.  "After that failure he lost his confidence" , "She spoke with authority"
5.
An administrative unit of government.  Synonyms: agency, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office.  "The Census Bureau" , "Office of Management and Budget" , "Tennessee Valley Authority"
6.
Official permission or approval.  Synonyms: authorisation, authorization, sanction.
7.
An authoritative written work.



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"Authority" Quotes from Famous Books



... afraid of the water beneath, into which both birds must have fallen had the heron been struck before it had cleared the surface; it had therefore attained a high altitude in a different direction, from which it could swoop obliquely when the lake no longer lay beneath them. This man was a high authority, and he assured me that many well-trained falcons would decline to strike a bird when flying across water, as they thoroughly understood ...
— Wild Beasts and their Ways • Sir Samuel W. Baker
... whatever fate may befall your sister she may never have to marry the son of the man who has plotted against my life. But it is no use thinking of that now. Should aught happen before we meet again, remember I have placed you in the hands of Jethro, and have delegated my authority to him. He is shrewd, strong, and courageous, and can be relied upon to do what is best. In Amuba you will find a friend who will be as a brother to you. So farewell, my son, and may the great One who rules all ...
— The Cat of Bubastes - A Tale of Ancient Egypt • G. A. Henty
... It was this German folk who said, centuries ago: "No religious authority shall invade the sacred precincts of the soul and compel men to act counter to their deepest convictions." In a costly struggle the fetters of the church were broken. But now a new iron despotism is riveted upon ...
— In the Claws of the German Eagle • Albert Rhys Williams
... then, as the churches of Christ still are, the salt of the earth. Ten righteous men would have averted God's judgments from Sodom. Jesus pronounced the sentences of these churches seventeen hundred and sixty years ago, and the present condition of the cities attests the divine authority of the record containing them. They are various and specific. Three were to be utterly destroyed. Against two no special threatening is denounced. To the remaining two promises of life and blessing ...
— Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith - Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity • Robert Patterson
... churchyard possessed an empty tomb, in which the smugglers were wont to store their goods until a favourable time came to set them on the road. Any objections that those in authority might have had were silenced by an occasional tub. But of this more in the ...
— Highways & Byways in Sussex • E.V. Lucas


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