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Definitions for Authority

[1] the power to determine, adjudicate, or otherwise settle issues or disputes; jurisdiction; the right to control, command, or determine.
[2] a power or right delegated or given; authorization: Who has the authority to grant permission?
[3] a person or body of persons in whom authority is vested, as a governmental agency: The housing authority provides rental assistance payments to low-income residents. The bridges and piers are built and maintained by the Port Authority.
[4] Usually authorities . persons having the legal power to make and enforce the law; government: They finally persuaded the authorities that they were not involved in espionage.
[5] an accepted source of information, advice, etc.: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the leading authority on vaccines and immunizations.
[6] a quotation or citation from such a source.
[7] an expert on a subject: He is an authority on baseball.
[8] persuasive force; conviction: She spoke with authority.
[9] a statute, court rule, or judicial decision that establishes a rule or principle of law; a ruling.
[10] right to respect or acceptance of one's word, command, thought, etc.; commanding influence: the authority of a parent; the authority of a great writer.
[11] mastery in execution or performance, as of a work of art or literature or a piece of music.
[12] a warrant for action; justification.
[13] testimony; witness.
[14] the power or right to control, judge, or prohibit the actions of others
[15] (often plural) a person or group of people having this power, such as a government, police force, etc
[16] a position that commands such a power or right (often in the phrase in authority )
[17] such a power or right delegated, esp from one person to another; authorization she has his authority
[18] the ability to influence or control others a man of authority
[19] an expert or an authoritative written work in a particular field he is an authority on Ming china
[20] evidence or testimony we have it on his authority that she is dead
[21] confidence resulting from great expertise the violinist lacked authority in his cadenza
[22] (capital when part of a name) a public board or corporation exercising governmental authority in administering some enterprise Independent Broadcasting Authority
[23] law a judicial decision, statute, or rule of law that establishes a principle; precedent legal permission granted to a person to perform a specified act

Words related to Authority

jurisdiction, force, rule, government, judge, law, expert, pizzazz, right, weight, influence, clout, supremacy, juice, say-so, prerogative, esteem, zap, might, strength

Words nearby Authority

authoress, authoring, authoritarian, authoritarian personality, authoritative, authority, authority control, authority figure, authority file, authorization, authorize

Origin of Authority

1200–50; earlier auct(h)oritie < Latin auctōritās; replacing Middle English autorite < Old French < L. See author, -ity

Other words from Authority

an·ti·au·thor·i·ty , adjective

Word origin for Authority

C14: from French autorité, from Latin auctōritas, from auctor author

Synonyms for Authority

force, government, jurisdiction, rule, ascendancy, authorization, beef, charge, clout, command, credit, domination, dominion, edge, esteem, goods, guts, influence, juice, jump, license, mastery, might, permission, permit, pizzazz, pow, powerhouse, prerogative, prestige, punch, right, ropes, say, say-so, steam, strength, stuff, supremacy, sway, warrant, weight, word, zap, leg up, might and main, strong arm, upper hand, what it takes, whip hand