exercise+authority
1exercise authority — index command, dictate, direct (supervise), govern, handle (manage), manage, police …
2Exercise — Ex er*cise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exercised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exercising}.] 1. To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to; to put in action habitually or constantly; to school or train; to exert repeatedly;… …
3Authority — In politics, authority (Latin auctoritas , used in Roman law as opposed to potestas and imperium ) is often used interchangeably with the term power . However, their meanings differ: while power refers to the ability to achieve certain ends,… …
4exercise */*/*/ — I UK [ˈeksə(r)saɪz] / US [ˈeksərˌsaɪz] noun Word forms exercise : singular exercise plural exercises 1) [uncountable] physical activity done in order to stay healthy and make your body stronger Try to do 20 minutes of vigorous exercise every day …
5Authority — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Authority >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 authority authority Sgm: N 1 influence influence patronage power preponderance credit prestige prerogative jurisdiction Sgm: N 1 right right …
6exercise — ex·er·cise 1 / ek sər ˌsīz/ n 1: the discharge of an official function or professional occupation 2: the act or an instance of carrying out the terms of an agreement (as an option) exercise 2 vt cised, cis·ing 1: to make effective in action …
7AUTHORITY, RABBINICAL — AUTHORITY, RABBINICAL, the authority of the halakhic scholars in maintaining the creativeness and development of Jewish law, by means of its legal sources. Development of the Law An important tenet of Judaism and a guiding principle of the… …
8exercise — [ek′sər sīz΄] n. [ME & OFr exercice < L exercitium < pp. of exercere, to drive out (farm animals to work), hence drill, exercise < ex , out + arcere, to enclose < IE base * areq , to protect, enclose > Gr arkein] 1. active use or… …
9exercise — ► NOUN 1) activity requiring physical effort carried out for the sake of health and fitness. 2) a task set to practise or test a skill. 3) an activity carried out for a specific purpose: a public relations exercise. 4) (exercises) military drills …
10exercise federal authority over — index federalize (place under federal control) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
11exercise judicial authority — index adjudicate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
12exercise — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 use of the body to keep healthy ADJECTIVE ▪ good, healthy ▪ hard, heavy, high intensity (esp. AmE), intense, strenuous, vigorous …
13authority — n. control power 1) to assume; delegate; demonstrate, show; establish; exercise, wield; invoke authority 2) to defy; deny, reject; undermine authority 3) absolute, complete, full, supreme, unquestioned; parental authority 4) authority for; over… …
14authority — The ability of governments and individuals to direct others and achieve their goals because the mass of people accept that it is their right to tell them what to do, rather than because of the power or force they have at their disposal. Power… …
15Exercise Tiger — For the exercise in 1942, see Exercise Tiger (1942). Battle of Lyme Bay Part of World War II Lyme Bay shown within Great Britain …
16exercise — ex|er|cise1 [ eksər,saız ] noun *** ▸ 1 physical activity ▸ 2 learning activity ▸ 3 military activity ▸ 4 for particular purpose ▸ 5 use of power etc. 1. ) uncount physical activity done in order to stay healthy and make your body stronger: Try… …
17exercise — [[t]e̱ksə(r)saɪz[/t]] ♦♦ exercises, exercising, exercised 1) VERB If you exercise something such as your authority, your rights, or a good quality, you use it or put it into effect. [FORMAL] [V n] They are merely exercising their right to free… …
18exercise — 1 noun 1 FOR HEALTH (U) physical activities that you do in order to stay healthy and become stronger: I could use some exercise let s go for a swim. | do/take exercise (=exercise regularly): Do at least fifteen minutes exercise each day. | get… …
19exercise — /ˈɛksəsaɪz / (say eksuhsuyz) noun 1. bodily or mental exertion, especially for the sake of training or improvement. 2. something done or performed as a means of practice or training, to improve a specific skill or to acquire competence in a… …
20authority — A government or public agency created to perform a single function or a restricted group of related activities. Usually, such units are financed from service charges, fees, and tolls, but in some instances they also have taxing powers. An… …
