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authority
noun (authorities )
1
a the power or right to control or judge others, or to have the final say in something;
b this kind of power when it is delegated to someone else.
2 a position which has such a power or right.
3 (sometimes authorities) the person or people who have power, especially political or administrative reported them to the authorities .
4 the ability to influence others, usually as a result of knowledge or expertise.
5 well-informed confidence Betty delivered her lecture with authority .
6 an expert an authority on birds .
7 a book or passage used to support a statement.
[14c: from French autorite , from Latin auctoritas , from auctor author]
have it on authority to know about something from a reliable source.
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