Authority ¹

Definition: Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority of a court.

Authority ²

Definition: Government; the persons or the body exercising power or command; as, the local authorities of the States; the military authorities.

Authority ³

Definition: The power derived from opinion, respect, or esteem; influence of character, office, or station, or mental or moral superiority, and the like; claim to be believed or obeyed; as, an historian of no authority; a magistrate of great authority.

Authority ⁴

Definition: That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in support of opinions, actions, measures, etc.

Authority ⁵

Definition: Testimony; witness.

Authority ⁶

Definition: A precedent; a decision of a court, an official declaration, or an opinion, saying, or statement worthy to be taken as a precedent.

Authority ⁷

Definition: A book containing such a statement or opinion, or the author of the book.

Authority ⁸

Definition: Justification; warrant.

authority ⁹

Definition: official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"

authority ¹⁰

Definition: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"

authority ¹¹

Definition: 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 ¹²

Definition: an authoritative written work; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"

authority ¹³

Definition: an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

authority ¹⁴

Definition: an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law"

authority ¹⁵

Definition: (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew"