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Definition of authority
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of authority is as below...
Authority
(n.) A
precedent;
a
decision
of a
court,
an
official
declaration,
or an
opinion,
saying,
or
statement
worthy
to be taken as a
precedent..
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Revest
::
Revest
(v. t.) To vest again with
possession
or
office;
as, to
revest
a
magistrate
with
authority..
Parliamentary
::
Parliamentary
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
Parliament;
as,
parliamentary
authority..
Jurisdiction
::
"Jurisdiction
(a.)
Sphere
of
authority;
the
limits
within
which any
particular
power may be
exercised,
or
within
which a
government
or a court has
authority..
Delegation
::
Delegation
(n.) The act of
delegating,
or
investing
with
authority
to act for
another;
the
appointment
of a
delegate
or
delegates..
Jurisdiction
::
"Jurisdiction
(a.) The legal
power,
right,
or
authority
of a
particular
court to hear and
determine
causes,
to try
criminals,
or to
execute
justice;
judicial
authority
over a cause or class of
causes;
as,
certain
suits or
actions,
or the
cognizance
of
certain
crimes,
are
within
the
jurisdiction
of a
particular
court,
that is,
within
the
limits
of its
authority
or
commission..
Province
::
Province
(n.) A
region
under the
supervision
or
direction
of any
special
person;
the
district
or
division
of a
country,
especially
an
ecclesiastical
division,
over which one has
jurisdiction;
as, the
province
of
Canterbury,
or that in which the
archbishop
of
Canterbury
exercises
ecclesiastical
authority..
Biblical
::
Biblical
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
derived
from, the
Bible;
as,
biblical
learning;
biblical
authority..
Subject
::
Subject
(a.)
Specifically:
One who is under the
authority
of a ruler and is
governed
by his laws; one who owes
allegiance
to a
sovereign
or a
sovereign
state;
as, a
subject
of Queen
Victoria;
a
British
subject;
a
subject
of the
United
States..
Represent
::
Represent
(v. t.) To stand in the place of; to
supply
the
place,
perform
the
duties,
exercise
the
rights,
or
receive
the
share,
of; to speak and act with
authority
in
behalf
of; to act the part of
(another);
as, an heir
represents
his
ancestor;
an
attorney
represents
his
client
in
court;
a
member
of
Congress
represents
his
district
in
Congress..
Purple
::
Purple
(a.)
Imperial;
regal;
-- so
called
from the color
having
been an
emblem
of
imperial
authority.
Rule
::
Rule (n.) To
control
the will and
actions
of; to
exercise
authority
or
dominion
over; to
govern;
to
manage.
Government
::
Government
(n.) The body
politic
governed
by one
authority;
a
state;
as, the
governments
of
Europe..
Submission
::
Submission
(n.) The act of
submitting;
the act of
yielding
to power or
authority;
surrender
of the
person
and power to the
control
or
government
of
another;
obedience;
compliance.
Man
::
Man (n.) A term of
familiar
address
often
implying
on the part of the
speaker
some
degree
of
authority,
impatience,
or
haste;
as, Come, man, we 've no time to
lose!.
Henpeck
::
Henpeck
(v. t.) To
subject
to petty
authority;
-- said of a wife who thus
treats
her
husband.
Commonly
used in the past
participle
(often
adjectively).
Magister
::
Magister
(n.)
Master;
sir; -- a title of the
Middle
Ages, given to a
person
in
authority,
or to one
having
a
license
from a
university
to teach
philosophy
and the
liberal
arts..
Dame
::
Dame (n.) A
mistress
of a
family,
who is a lady; a woman in
authority;
especially,
a
lady..
Imperialism
::
Imperialism
(n.) The power or
character
of an
emperor;
imperial
authority;
the
spirit
of
empire.
Prescriptive
::
Prescriptive
(a.)
Consisting
in, or
acquired
by,
immemorial
or
long-continued
use and
enjoyment;
as, a
prescriptive
right of
title;
pleading
the
continuance
and
authority
of long
custom..
Leader
::
Leader
(n.) One
having
authority
to
direct;
a
chief;
a
commander.
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