• Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act;
    power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust;
    dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a prince
    over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority of a court.


    Authority meaning & definition 1 of Authority.


  • A position of [power] over people. Most people critize authority until they eventially come into power. Then they [complain] when they are critized. [Hypocrites].

    Authority meaning & definition 2 of Authority.


  • [the man] who wants to [keep] [you down]

    Authority meaning & definition 3 of Authority.


  • The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.

    Authority meaning & definition 4 of Authority.


  • the moral or legal right or ability to control:

    Authority meaning & definition 5 of Authority.


  • what you [must] [respect]

    Authority meaning & definition 6 of Authority.


  • The power to enforce rules or give orders.

    Authority meaning & definition 7 of Authority.

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