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- Definition
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- authority :the power or right to give orders or make decisions
- he has the authority to issue warrants|deputies are given authorization to make arrests|a place of potency in the state
- authority :(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
- the authorities have issued a curfew
- authority :an expert whose views are taken as definitive
- he is an authority on corporate law
- authority :freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
- his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular|after that failure he lost his confidence|she spoke with authority
- authority :an administrative unit of government
- the Central Intelligence Agency|the Census Bureau|Office of Management and Budget|Tennessee Valley Authority
- authority :official permission or approval
- authority for the program was renewed several times
- authority :an authoritative written work
- this book is the final authority on the life of Milton