authority
Từ điển Collocation
authority noun
1 sth with the power to give orders
ADJ. district, local, regional | government, public | education, health, military, planning, tax The government is urging education authorities to spend less money. | competent, lawful, relevant, statutory
AUTHORITY + VERB agree sth, claim sth, decide sth, deny sth, promise sth The local health authority denied negligence. | allow (sb) sth, give (sb) sth, grant (sb) sth The local authority has not granted planning permission.
2 power/right to give orders
ADJ. absolute, complete, full, supreme | governmental, judicial, legal, ministerial, parental, presidential
VERB + AUTHORITY have Parents have the authority to discipline their children. | assume He assumed full authority as tsar in 1689. | give sb | assert, demonstrate, establish, exercise, exert, show, use, wield The new manager obviously felt the need to demonstrate her authority. | delegate | give up, relinquish | abuse | challenge, defy, deny, rebel against, reject, undermine She had challenged my authority once too often. | usurp
AUTHORITY + NOUN figure adult authority figures such as parents and teachers
PREP. in ~ I need to talk to someone in authority. | under the ~ of This can only be done under the authority of the government minister. | without ~ He took the car without authority. | ~ over Central government has extensive authority over teachers.
PHRASES an air of authority He bore an air of authority. | position of authority She holds a position of authority in the local church.
3 person with special knowledge
ADJ. leading, respected, world | unimpeachable, unquestioned
VERB + AUTHORITY cite, invoke Copernicus justified his innovation by citing respected authorities.
PREP. ~ on She's a leading authority on genetics.
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- the power or right to give orders or make decisions; authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so
he has the authority to issue warrants
deputies are given authorization to make arrests
a place of potency in the state
- (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
the authorities have issued a curfew
- an expert whose views are taken as definitive
he is an authority on corporate law
- freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, sureness
his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
after that failure he lost his confidence
she spoke with authority
- an administrative unit of government; agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office
the Central Intelligence Agency
the Census Bureau
Office of Management and Budget
Tennessee Valley Authority
- official permission or approval; authorization, authorisation, sanction
authority for the program was renewed several times
- an authoritative written work
this book is the final authority on the life of Milton
Microsoft Computer Dictionary
n. A DNS server responsible for resolving names and IP addresses of sites and resources on the Internet at a particular level of authority: top-level domain, second-level domain, or subdomain.
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
authorities
syn.: agency assurance authorisation authorization bureau confidence dominance federal agency government agency office potency sanction say-so self-assurance self-confidence sureness
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