authority
/əˈθɔrəti/
noun
- The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.
- The manager has the authority to hire new employees.
- Parents have authority over their children until they become adults.
- The police officer used her authority to stop the traffic.
- A person or organization that has official power, especially in a particular area.
- She is the leading authority on bird migration in North America.
- The school authorities decided to cancel classes due to the snowstorm.
- The local health authority issued a warning about the water quality.
- Expert knowledge or skill in a particular field; a reliable source of information.
- He speaks with authority on the subject of medieval poetry.
- The doctor's authority on the disease is recognized worldwide.
- This encyclopedia is considered an authority on world history.
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