English to Persian Dictionary Online
Definition of "authority"

authority

Từ điển Collocation

authority noun

¹ sth with the power to give orders

ADJ. district, local, regional | government, public | education, health, military, planning, tax The government is urging education authorities to spend less money. | competent, lawful, relevant, statutory

AUTHORITY + VERB agree sth, claim sth, decide sth, deny sth, promise sth The local health authority denied negligence. | allow (sb) sth, give (sb) sth, grant (sb) sth The local authority has not granted planning permission.

² power/right to give orders

ADJ. absolute, complete, full, supreme | governmental, judicial, legal, ministerial, parental, presidential

VERB + AUTHORITY have Parents have the authority to discipline their children. | assume He assumed full authority as tsar in 1689. | give sb | assert, demonstrate, establish, exercise, exert, show, use, wield The new manager obviously felt the need to demonstrate her authority. | delegate | give up, relinquish | abuse | challenge, defy, deny, rebel against, reject, undermine She had challenged my authority once too often. | usurp

AUTHORITY + NOUN figure adult authority figures such as parents and teachers

PREP. in ~ I need to talk to someone in authority. | under the ~ of This can only be done under the authority of the government minister. | without ~ He took the car without authority. | ~ over Central government has extensive authority over teachers.

PHRASES an air of authority He bore an air of authority. | position of authority She holds a position of authority in the local church.

³ person with special knowledge

ADJ. leading, respected, world | unimpeachable, unquestioned

VERB + AUTHORITY cite, invoke Copernicus justified his innovation by citing respected authorities.

PREP. ~ on She's a leading authority on genetics.

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Từ điển WordNet

n.

• the power or right to give orders or make decisions; authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so

  he has the authority to issue warrants

  deputies are given authorization to make arrests

  a place of potency in the state

• (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others

  the authorities have issued a curfew

• an expert whose views are taken as definitive

  he is an authority on corporate law

• freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, sureness

  his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular

  after that failure he lost his confidence

  she spoke with authority

• an administrative unit of government; agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office

  the Central Intelligence Agency

  the Census Bureau

  Office of Management and Budget

  Tennessee Valley Authority

• official permission or approval; authorization, authorisation, sanction

  authority for the program was renewed several times

• an authoritative written work

  this book is the final authority on the life of Milton

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Microsoft Computer Dictionary

n. A DNS server responsible for resolving names and IP addresses of sites and resources on the Internet at a particular level of authority: top-level domain, second-level domain, or subdomain.

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

authorities
syn.: agency assurance authorisation authorization bureau confidence dominance federal agency government agency office potency sanction say-so self-assurance self-confidence sureness