AUTHORITY

Authority

The word authority is derived from the Latin word auctoritas, meaning invention, advice, opinion, influence, or command. In English, the word authority can be used to mean power given by the state or by academic knowledge of an area . The word Authority with capital A refers to the governing body upon which such authority is vested; for example, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority or the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

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authority

Noun

  1. The power to enforce rules or give orders.
  2. Persons in command; specifically, government.
  3. A person accepted as a source of reliable information on a subject.


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