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51authority — noun 1) a rebellion against those in authority Syn: power, command, control, charge, dominance, jurisdiction, rule; informal clout 2) the authority to arrest drug traffickers Syn: right, authorization, power …
52authority — au•thor•i•ty [[t]əˈθɔr ɪ ti, əˈθɒr [/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the power to determine, adjudicate, or otherwise settle issues; the right to control, command, or determine 2) a power or right delegated or given; authorization 3) gov a person or body of… …
53authority — A person, institution, or organization is said to have authority when the power it exercises is supposed legitimate, that is, authorized by some system of norms to which the speaker assents. The emergence of such norms in human society is a… …
54authority bond — A bond issued by a government agency or a corporation created to manage a revenue producing public enterprise. The difference between an authority bond and a municipal bond is that margin protections may be incorporated in the authority bond… …
55authority — Synonyms and related words: Admirable Crichton, acme, adept, administration, adviser, affidavit, aficionado, agency, agentship, amateur, amperage, announcer, annunciator, appurtenance, arbiter, arbiter elegantiarum, arbiter of taste, armipotence …
56authority — An authority which belongs absolutely to God (Ps. 29:10) and exercised in the OT through prophets, priests, and kings, is delegated to Jesus in the NT. He forgives sins (Mark 2:5 ff.) and exercises judgement [[➝ Judgement]] on behalf of the… …
57authority figure — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms authority figure : singular authority figure plural authority figures someone who is or seems strong and powerful …
58authority — /ɔ: θɒrɪti/ noun the power to do something ● a manager with authority to sign cheques ● He has no authority to act on our behalf. ● Only senior managers have the authority to initiate these changes …
59authority figure — a person whose real or apparent authority over others inspires or demands obedience and emulation: Parents, teachers, and police officers are traditional authority figures for children. * * * …
60authority — This word (from the Latin auctoritas, meaning authorship or command ) refers to the power to make a decision or grant a permission either in general or in a particular case; one may then speak of the authority of God, of Christ, of theChurch,… …
