AUTHORITIES
- AUTHORITY, the power or right to give orders or make decisions [n]
- A person with extensive or specialized knowledge about a subject; an expert
- A book or other source able to supply reliable information or evidence, typically to settle a dispute
- The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience
- The right to act in a specified way, delegated from one person or organization to another
- Official permission; sanction
- A person or organization having power or control in a particular, typically political or administrative, sphere
- The power to influence others, esp. because of one's commanding manner or one's recognized knowledge about something
- The confidence resulting from personal expertise
- AUTHORITY, the power or right to control the behaviour of others [n]