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have authority over — index oversee, preside, prevail (be in force), regulate (manage) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
authority — au·thor·i·ty n pl ties 1: an official decision of a court used esp. as a precedent 2 a: a power to act esp. over others that derives from status, position, or office the authority of the president; also: jurisdiction b: the power to act … Law dictionary
Authority — 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,… … Wikipedia
Authority — (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 … English dictionary for students
authority — 01. The doctor is a well known [authority] on tropical diseases. 02. [Authorities] now believe the murderer may not have acted alone. 03. He has a very [authoritative] way of speaking, but he doesn t really know what he is talking about. 04. He… … Grammatical examples in English
Authority (textual criticism) — The authority of a text is its reliability as a witness to the author s intentions. These intentions could be initial, medial or final, but intentionalist editors (most notably represented by Fredson Bowers and G. Thomas Tanselle editing school)… … Wikipedia
authority — /euh thawr i tee, euh thor /, n., pl. authorities. 1. the power to determine, adjudicate, or otherwise settle issues or disputes; jurisdiction; the right to control, command, or determine. 2. a power or right delegated or given; authorization:… … Universalium
authority — 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… … From formal English to slang
authority — 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… … Philosophy dictionary
have it on good/excellent authority — ◇ If you have it on good/excellent authority that something is true, you have been told that it is true by someone you trust and believe. I have it on good authority that she is writing a novel. • • • Main Entry: ↑authority … Useful english dictionary
