Слово англійською: authority

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Переклад authority українською: повнова́ження, компете́нція, авторите́т, о́ргани вла́ди, замо́вник, місце́ва вла́да, муніципаліте́т, міськра́да

Детальний опис

authority

noun

/əˈθɔːrəti/

(plural authorities)

power

[uncountable] the power to give orders to people

in a position of authority
to undermine/challenge somebody's authority
authority over somebody/something She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses.
The law states that parents exercise authority over their children.
in authority Nothing will be done because no one in authority (= who has a position of power) takes the matter seriously.
adult authority figures such as parents and teachers

[uncountable] the power or right to do something

Some experts think the agency may have exceeded its authority.
authority to do something The government has the authority to regulate the economy.
The Constitution gives Congress the authority to decide whether to fund military action.
We have the authority to search this building.

permission

[uncountable] official permission to do something

without authority He took the car without authority.
without somebody's authority It was done without the principal's authority.
under the authority of somebody/something We acted under the authority of the UN.

organization

[countable, usually plural] the people or an organization who have the power to make decisions or who have a particular area of responsibility in a country or region

I have to report this to the authorities.
The health authorities are investigating the problem.
planning/police/immigration authorities
Aviation authorities say traffic will grow 20 per cent a year.
German authorities arrested the author of the computer virus.

knowledge

[uncountable] the power to influence people because they respect your knowledge or official position

with authority He spoke with authority on the topic.
authority to do something the moral authority to run the country
She bore an air of authority.

expert

[countable] authority (on something) a person with special knowledge synonym specialist

She's an authority on criminal law.

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French autorite, from Latin auctoritas, from auctor, from augere ‘increase, originate, promote’.

Idioms

have something on good authority

to be able to believe something because you trust the person who gave you the information
- I have it on good authority that he is going to be promoted.

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