What does political authority mean?

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po·lit·i·cal au·thor·i·ty

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  1. Political authority

    In political philosophy and ethics, political authority describes any of the moral principles legitimizing differences between individuals' rights and duties by virtue of their relationship with the state. Political authority grants members of a government the right to rule over citizens using coercion if necessary (i.e., political legitimacy), while imposing an obligation for the citizens to obey government orders (i.e., political obligation).A central question in political philosophy is "To what extent is political authority legitimate?" Views range from political authority having no legitimacy (philosophical anarchism) to political authority being virtually unlimited in scope (totalitarianism).

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  1. political authorityadjective

    The authority given to all democratically elected members of a government to cocreate law using ethics, morals and power to the people

    The political authority is cocreated from an election and is used with the pure respect for citizens and humanity


    Submitted by MaryC on July 17, 2021  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of political authority in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of political authority in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of political authority in a Sentence

  1. James Goldston:

    Often international criminal investigations begin with the' crime base' -- authenticated images, witness testimonies and other evidence concerning killings, torture, rape or other prohibited offenses which may constitute war crimes or crimes against humanity -- and proceed upward along a chain of military or political authority to demonstrate the culpability of those who ordered, or who knew of but failed to prevent/punish, the commission of such crimes.

  2. Eliseu Padilha:

    The government will then have more political authority to act.

  3. Hassan Mughniyeh:

    The political authority and banking institutions in Lebanon are responsible for this situation, if matters are not addressed swiftly, the situation will worsen.

  4. Lopez Obrador:

    The new president of Mexico will have moral and political authority to demand everyone behaves with integrity and make honesty a priority as a way of life.

  5. Joe Brusuelas:

    The middle market is signaling to the political authority that we need to improve overall efficiency and productivity because the roads, bridges, waterways and conditions of broadband technology are holding us back, we need to invest in the future.

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