Definitions of authority
The word authority uses 9 letters: a, h, i, o, r, t, t, u, y
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Meanings of authority
n. - 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.
n. - Government; the persons or the body exercising power or command; as, the local authorities of the States; the military authorities.
n. - 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.
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