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