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  • authority :the power or right to give orders or make decisions
    • he has the authority to issue warrants
    • deputies are given authorization to make arrests
    • a place of potency in the state

  • authority :(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
    • the authorities have issued a curfew

  • authority :an expert whose views are taken as definitive
    • he is an authority on corporate law

  • authority :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

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