Dictionary - English
authority
- The power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen
- One that is invested with this power, especially a government or body of government officials: land titles issued by the civil authority. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- Power assigned to another; authorization: Deputies were given authority to make arrests. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen
- A public agency or corporation with administrative powers in a specified field: a city transit authority. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- An accepted source of expert information or advice: a noted authority on birds; a reference book often cited as an authority. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
