autoridad

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin auctōritās, auctōritātem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /autoɾiˈdad/ [au̯.t̪o.ɾiˈð̞að̞]

Noun

autoridad f (plural autoridades)

1. (uncountable) authority (the power to enforce rules or give orders)
2. (countable) authority (persons in command)
3. (countable) authority (a person accepted as a source of reliable information on a subject)

Derived terms

• autoritario

Related terms

• autor
• autorizar

Further reading

• “autoridad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014