HOW TO PRONOUNCE
authority
/əˈθɔɹədi/
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What does authority mean?
noun
- Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.
- Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement.
- A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
More meanings (3)
noun
- Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation.
- Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.
- A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈθɔɹədi/
Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗Other dictionary pronunciations
/əˈθɔɹəti//əˈθɔɹti//əˈθɑɹəti//əˈθɑɹti/
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See this word in context.
To argue upon abstract principles that this co-ordinate authority cannot exist, is to set up supposition and theory against fact and reality.
It will be remembered that the fundamental point in Javert, his element, the very air he breathed, was veneration for all authority.
More book examples (3)
But Farfrae had been so cursed quick in his movements as to give old-fashioned people in authority no chance of the initiative.
“Name the authority, and make him name the man of whom I borrowed the money, and then I can disprove the story.”
To which I replied that I should be glad to see his authority, and know the reason of an address so abrupt.