authority

[Au*thorĀ·i*ty]

Justification; warrant.

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Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority of a court.

Noun
official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"

Noun
the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"

Noun
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"

Noun
an authoritative written work; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"

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an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

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Noun
an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law"

Noun
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew"


n.
Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority of a court.

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Government; the persons or the body exercising power or command; as, the local authorities of the States; the military authorities.

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The power derived from opinion, respect, or esteem; influence of character, office, or station, or mental or moral superiority, and the like; claim to be believed or obeyed; as, an historian of no authority; a magistrate of great authority.

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That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in support of opinions, actions, measures, etc.

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Testimony; witness.

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A precedent; a decision of a court, an official declaration, or an opinion, saying, or statement worthy to be taken as a precedent.

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A book containing such a statement or opinion, or the author of the book.

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Justification; warrant.


Authority

Au*thor"i*ty , n.; pl. Authorities . [OE. autorite, auctorite, F. autorit'82, fr. L. auctoritas, fr. auctor. See Author, n.] 1. Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority of a court.
Thus can the demigod, Authority, Make us pay down for our offense.
By what authority doest thou these things ?
2. Government; the persons or the body exercising power or command; as, the local authorities of the States; the military authorities. [Chiefly in the plural.] 3. The power derived from opinion, respect, or esteem; influence of character, office, or station, or mental or moral superiority, and the like; claim to be believed or obeyed; as, an historian of no authority; a magistrate of great authority. 4. That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in support of opinions, actions, measures, etc. Hence: (a) Testimony; witness. "And on that high authority had believed." Milton. (b) A precedent; a decision of a court, an official declaration, or an opinion, saying, or statement worthy to be taken as a precedent. (c) A book containing such a statement or opinion, or the author of the book. (d) Justification; warrant.
Wilt thou be glass wherein it shall discern Authority for sin, warrant for blame.

Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority of a court.

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Usage Examples

At home in Ireland, there's a habit of avoidance, an ironical attitude towards the authority figure.

Death is the sanction of everything the story-teller can tell. He has borrowed his authority from death.

But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.

Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.

American democracy must be a failure because it places the supreme authority in the hands of the poorest and most ignorant part of the society.

Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve.

Crime in full glory consolidates authority by the sacred fear it inspires.

Authority has every reason to fear the skeptic, for authority can rarely survive in the face of doubt.

Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.

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Other Usage Examples

Democrats believe we must have comprehensive health care reform that includes giving the federal government authority to negotiate lower prices with drug companies.

Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence he is just using his memory.

Allen Ginsberg was a world authority on the writing of William Blake, and had an incredible knowledge of classic literature and world politics.

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

Do I think it's OK to fight authority as long as you're only talking about the high school teacher? No.

Central authority is bad. The bias should be for freedom. And without a central authority, there are lots of little authorities, and we learn which ones to trust.

Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.

Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance.

Easter is reflecting upon suffering for one thing, but it also reflects upon Jesus and his non compliance in the face of great authority where he holds to his truth - so there's two stories there.

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