authority

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[edit] Noun

Singular
authority

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural authorities

authority (countable and uncountable; plural authorities)

  1. (uncountable) The power to enforce rules or give orders.
  2. (used in singular or plural form) Persons in command; specifically, government.
  3. (countable) A person accepted as a source of reliable information on a subject.

[edit] Quotations

  • 1930 September 18, Albert Einstein, as quoted in Albert Einstein: Creator and Rebel (1988) by Banesh Hoffman
    To punish me for my contempt of authority, Fate has made me an authority myself.

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[edit] Translations

power to enforce rules or give orders
persons in command; specifically, government
person accepted as a source of reliable information on a subject
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