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Meaning of authority

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  authority
      n 1: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he
           has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given
           authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the
           state" [syn: {authority}, {authorization}, {authorisation},
           {potency}, {dominance}, {say-so}]
      2: (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative)
         control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew"
      3: an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an
         authority on corporate law"
      4: freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities;
         "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular";
         "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with
         authority" [syn: {assurance}, {self-assurance}, {confidence},
         {self-confidence}, {authority}, {sureness}]
      5: an administrative unit of government; "the Central
         Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of
         Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" [syn:
         {agency}, {federal agency}, {government agency}, {bureau},
         {office}, {authority}]
      6: official permission or approval; "authority for the program
         was renewed several times" [syn: {authority},
         {authorization}, {authorisation}, {sanction}]
      7: an authoritative written work; "this book is the final
         authority on the life of Milton"

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