Definitions of authority [əˈθɔr ɪ ti, əˈθɒr-]

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Definition of 'authority'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) authority
the power to determine, adjudicate, or otherwise settle issues; the right to control, command, or determine.

2.  authority
a power or right delegated or given; authorization.

3.  authority
a person or body of persons in whom authority is vested, as a governmental agency.

4.  authority
Usu., authorities. persons having the legal power to make and enforce the law; government.

5.  authority
an accepted source of information, advice, or substantiation.

6.  authority
a quotation or citation from such a source.

7.  authority
an expert on a subject.

8.  authority
persuasive force; conviction.

9.  authority
a statute, court rule, or judicial decision that establishes a rule or principle of law; ruling.

10.  authority
the right to respect or acceptance of one's word, command, thought, etc.; commanding influence.

11.  authority
a warrant for action; justification.

12.  authority
testimony; witness.

Etymology: (1200–50; ME < OF < L)

Definition of 'authority'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so
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. (noun) authority
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
"the authorities have issued a curfew"

3. (noun) authority
an expert whose views are taken as definitive
"he is an authority on corporate law"

4. (noun) assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness
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"

5. (noun) agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority
an administrative unit of government
"the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

6. (noun) authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction
official permission or approval
"authority for the program was renewed several times"

7. (noun) authority
an authoritative written work
"this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"

Definition of 'authority'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) authority
official power
to have the authority to close down the store; people in positions of authority

2.  authority
an official organization
the health authorities

3.  authority
the authorities
the police or another group with the power to enforce the law

4.  authority
confidence and the appearance of control
to speak with authority

5.  authority
an expert in a subject
a world authority on plant biology

Definition of 'authority'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) authority
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

2. (noun) authority
government; the persons or the body exercising power or command; as, the local authorities of the States; the military authorities

3. (noun) authority
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. (noun) authority
that which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in support of opinions, actions, measures, etc

5. (noun) authority
testimony; witness

6. (noun) authority
a precedent; a decision of a court, an official declaration, or an opinion, saying, or statement worthy to be taken as a precedent

7. (noun) authority
a book containing such a statement or opinion, or the author of the book

8. (noun) authority
justification; warrant

Translation of 'authority'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the power or right to do something He gave me authority to act on his behalf.
Afrikaans: gesag, mag	Arabic: سُلْطَه، تَفويض	Bulgarian: власт
Brazilian: autoridade	Czech: pravomoc	German: die Befugnis; die Vollmac
Danish: myndighed; autoritet	Greek: εξουσία	Spanish: autoridad
Estonian: volitus	Farsi: اختیار؛ حق	Finnish: auktoriteetti
French: autorité	Hebrew: סַמְכוּת	Hindi: अधिकार
Croatian: ovlaštenje	Hungarian: hatalom; meghatalmazás	Indonesian: wewenang
Icelandic: vald	Italian: autorità	Japanese: 権限
Korean: 권한	Lithuanian: įgaliojimas, pavedimas	Latvian: pilnvara; tiesības
Malay: kuasa	Dutch: machtiging	Norwegian: myndighet, autoritet
Polish: pełnomocnictwo, upoważnie	Persian: اختیار؛ حق	Pashto: حق،اختیار
Portuguese: autoridade	Romanian: autoritate	Russian: полномочие
Slovak: právomoc	Slovenian: avtoriteta	Serbian: ovlašćenje
Swedish: [laga] rätt, befogenhet	Thai: อำนาจหน้าที่	Turkish: yetki
Taiwanese: 權力	Ukrainian: повноваження	Urdu: اختیار
Vietnamese: quyền lực	Chinese: 权力
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