Authority Definition

Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Pronunciation
  • 1.2 Noun
    • 1.2.1 Quotations
    • 1.2.2 Derived terms
    • 1.2.3 Related terms
    • 1.2.4 Translations
  • 1.3 Statistics

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɔːˈθɒɹəti/
• (US) IPA: /əˈθɑɹəti/

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Noun

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.

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.

Derived terms

• moral authority

Related terms

• author
• authorization
• authoritarian

Statistics

• Most common English words: terrible « Tom « author « #859: authority » pleasant » forget » break

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