authority
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4.2
- noun
- /əˈθɔrɪti/
- The approach from the local authority in assessing the case has changed over time.
- moral authority
- a source of authority
- religious authority
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Watch on YouTubeSo you're now the authority on Bitcoin and this new money.
- So you're now the authority on Bitcoin and this new money.
- Our next guest is someone who is one of the world's authority on hot sauces.
- I'd never heard anyone speak with such authority.
- Barack Obama, who also was a Democrat, who had moral authority.
- Like I, like I said, an authority magazine.
- You're teaching people an authority line that comes from the individual.
- Oprah is in the celebrity authority business.
- Add value, provide your authority, provide your intellect, help people.
- There are the generalists, the specialists, and the authority celebrities.
Examples
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So people who happen to be female have greater authority on issues to do with gender.
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I mean, you are the authority in all things here.
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I was so used to being the creative authority on set and at least have the last word.
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Every citation says, "Here is a key authority on an important point."
Academic text (2011) -
Mr. Schlossberg is one of the great authorities on how it ought to be changed.
Academic text (1990) -
Edward O. Wilson is a world authority on biodiversity and the evolution of social behavior.
Academic text (1999) -
India was a country with a traditional culture marked by deference to authority and hierarchical social arrangements.
Academic text (1999) -
Its contents established beyond doubt that the ageing prisoner was the world's foremost authority in his field.
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Peter and Paul are invested with the authority of the Church, symbolically conferred by the lily.
Academic text (1999) -
The professor is considered the leading authority on climate change in the country.
Synonyms
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3.2
A person who knows a lot about a subject and can help others
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6.7
A person who often gives opinions on TV or radio about a subject
13
3.8
A reliable person or source who gives information you can trust
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4.0
A place, website, or person you often use for trusted information
An expert who gives public advice or opinions on a subject
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
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4.5
A person or group that has power over people's daily life, not the military
- Formal
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5.3
An official group that makes rules and makes sure businesses follow them to protect people
- Formal
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6.7
A government group that plans and manages rebuilding of run-down parts of a city
A body that governs parts of the West Bank and Gaza with limited power under agreements with Israel
How Authoritative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Authority comes from the Latin auctor meaning 'creator' or 'maker', the same root as author. So an authority on a subject is like the original source or 'creator' of knowledge, which is why people trust what they say.