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Audio Help [uh-thawr-i-tee, uh-thor-] Pronunciation Key | 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. |
| 6. | 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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| au·thor·i·ty
Audio Help (ə-thôr'ĭ-tē, ə-thŏr'-, ô-thôr'-, ô-thŏr'-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. au·thor·i·ties
[Middle English auctorite, from Old French autorite, from Latin auctōritās, auctōritāt-, from auctor, creator; see author.] |
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authority
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| authority | |
noun | |
| 1. | the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state" |
| 2. | (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew" |
| 3. | an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law" |
| 4. | freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority" [syn: assurance] |
| 5. | an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" [syn: agency] |
| 6. | official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times" |
| 7. | an authoritative written work; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
authority1 [oːˈθorəti] noun — plural auˈthorities
Example: He gave me authority to act on his behalf.
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Example: He is an authority on Roman history.
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Example: The authorities would not allow public meetings.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
authority
- A government organization created to perform a certain function. A state or region, for example, may establish a public power authority to provide low-cost electricity to people living in a certain geographical area. The activities of an authority and its fundraising methods are ordinarily limited.
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Main Entry: au·thor·i·ty
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1 : an official decision of a court used esp. as a
precedent
2 a : a power to act esp. over others that derives from status, position, or office <the authority of the president>; also : JURISDICTION b : the power to act that is officially or formally granted (as by statute, corporate bylaw, or court
order) <within the scope of the treasurer's authority> <police officers executing a warrant…are not required to “knock and announce” their authority and
purposes before entering —National Law Journal> c : power and capacity to act granted by someone in a position of control; specifically : the power to act
granted by a principal to his or her agent
actual authority
: the authority that a principal in reality has granted to an agent
actual express authority
: the actual authority of an agent specifically stated or written by the principal
actual implied authority
: the actual authority of an agent that the principal has not specified but has purposely or through negligence allowed the agent to believe has been granted
apparent authority
: the authority that a principal purposely or through negligence allows a third party to believe that the principal's agent has although such authority has not in reality been granted called also authority by estoppel ostensible authority
NOTE: A principal is bound by the acts of an agent acting with apparent authority.
express authority
: authority that is explicitly granted to an agent by a principal called also expressed authority stipulated authority
implied authority
: the authority to perform acts that are customary, necessary, and understood by an agent as authorized in performing acts for which the principal has given express authority
ostensible authority
: APPARENT AUTHORITY in this entry
stipulated authority
: EXPRESS AUTHORITY in this entry
3 : a person in a position of power and esp. a public office —usually used in pl. <the local authorities>
4 a : a government agency or corporation that administers a revenue-producing public enterprise <the transit authority> b : a government agency or public office responsible for an area of regulation <should apply for a permit to the permitting authority>
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