| Authority (authority) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| Au*thor"i*ty |
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Authorities ((?)). [OE. autorite,
auctorite, F. autorité, fr. L. auctoritas, fr.
auctor. See Author, ] |
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.
Government; the persons or the body exercising
power or command; as, the local authorities of the States; the
military authorities.
The power derived from opinion, respect, or
esteem; influence of character, office, or station, or mental or moral
superiority, and the like; claim to be believed or obeyed; as, an historian
of no authority; a magistrate of great authority.
That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed
to in support of opinions, actions, measures, etc.
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