authority

關於authority的翻譯

U權,權力;U職權,權限;當局,官方;C權威

authority definition

1. the power or right to give orders or make decisions
• examples: he has the authority to issue warrants
• examples: deputies are given authorization to make arrests
• examples: a place of potency in the state
2. (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
• examples: the authorities have issued a curfew
3. an expert whose views are taken as definitive
• examples: he is an authority on corporate law
4. official permission or approval
• examples: authority for the program was renewed several times
5. an authoritative written work
• examples: this book is the final authority on the life of Milton