authority
31authority — au•thor•i•ty [[t]əˈθɔr ɪ ti, əˈθɒr [/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the power to determine, adjudicate, or otherwise settle issues; the right to control, command, or determine 2) a power or right delegated or given; authorization 3) gov a person or body of… …
32authority — A person, institution, or organization is said to have authority when the power it exercises is supposed legitimate, that is, authorized by some system of norms to which the speaker assents. The emergence of such norms in human society is a… …
33authority — Synonyms and related words: Admirable Crichton, acme, adept, administration, adviser, affidavit, aficionado, agency, agentship, amateur, amperage, announcer, annunciator, appurtenance, arbiter, arbiter elegantiarum, arbiter of taste, armipotence …
34authority — An authority which belongs absolutely to God (Ps. 29:10) and exercised in the OT through prophets, priests, and kings, is delegated to Jesus in the NT. He forgives sins (Mark 2:5 ff.) and exercises judgement [[➝ Judgement]] on behalf of the… …
35authority — /ɔ: θɒrɪti/ noun the power to do something ● a manager with authority to sign cheques ● He has no authority to act on our behalf. ● Only senior managers have the authority to initiate these changes …
36authority — This word (from the Latin auctoritas, meaning authorship or command ) refers to the power to make a decision or grant a permission either in general or in a particular case; one may then speak of the authority of God, of Christ, of theChurch,… …
37Authority — Dt. Authorität . Eine Website, die für eine bestimmte Suchabfrage thematisch sehr relevant ist und daher über viele Inbound Links verfügt. Eine Authority verfügt zu einem Thema über einen hervorgehobenen Status. Eine erfolgreiche Authority… …
38authority — n. (pl. ies) 1 a the power or right to enforce obedience. b (often foll. by for, or to + infin.) delegated power. 2 (esp. in pl.) a person or body having authority, esp. political or administrative. 3 a an influence exerted on opinion because of… …
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40authority — the name of the person who originally describes a species, e.g. McAllister is the authority for Lycodes sagittarius. The authors name is placed in parentheses if the species is now placed in a genus other than that in which it was originally… …
