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    [Noun]  | "au*thor*i*ty" | \ ə-ˈthȯr-ə-tē \


    1: power to influence or command thought, opinion, or behavior

    2: freedom granted by one in authority : right

    3: persons in command; specifically : government

    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English autorite, auctorite, borrowed from Anglo-French autorité, auctorité, borrowed from Latin auctōritāt-, auctōritās "right of ownership, sanction, approval, the power to authorize or sanction, convincing force of an utterance or appearance," from auctōr-, auctor "originator, creator, authority" + -itāt-, -itās {see: |-ity|-ity} {mat|author:1|};

    [Noun]  | "authority figure" 


    1: a person who has authority over another person

    [Noun]  | "local authority" 


    1: an organization that is in charge of the public services for a community

    [Noun]  | "moral authority" 


    1: trustworthiness to make decisions that are right and good

    [Adjective]  | "an*ti-au*thor*i*ty" | \ ˌan-tē-ə-ˈthär-ə-tē \


    1: opposed to or hostile toward authority : antiauthoritarian

    Origin: 1877 ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "figure of authority" 


    1: a person who has authority over another person : a person who has the power to give orders or make decisions

    [Idiom]  | "have it on good/excellent authority" 


    1: to know or believe something because you have been told that it is true by someone you trust

    [Idiom]  | "in a position of authority" 


    1: having official power to make important decisions

    [Idiom]  | "in authority" 


    1: having official power to make important decisions

    [Idiom]  | "on one's own authority" 


    1: with the power or right (to do something)

    [Noun]  | "authority" 


    1: a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field;


      * e.g., " ... the leading authority on neural anatomy "




    2: lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation);


      * e.g., " ... the sheriff had authority over the whole county "




    3: the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly;


      * e.g., " ... speaks with a persuasive authority on matters of public health "




     [ "authority" ]

    1: A position of power over people. Most people critize authority until they eventially come into power. Then they complain when they are critized. Hypocrites.

      * e.g.,  ... "It's okay to fight everyone else's authority...except mine!" 

     [ "authority" ]

    1: the man who wants to keep you down

      * e.g.,  ... Damn the man! Save the empire! 

     [ "authority" ]

    1: what you must respect

      * e.g.,  ... "Respect My Authority!!" 

     [ "authority" ]

    1: Something that is widely misunderstood by many ignorant teenagers, dumb skaters, and clueless punks. Knowledge is power, and the authorities of our time have that power, so instead of being morons who have good intentions but don't know a fucking thing about the polotics behind authority, lets all actually go pick up a book, or become and activist and TAKE DOWN THE FUCKING SYSTEM. All of these cockfucks posting about how we "need authority" are bullshitters and close minded dickheads at best. The only thing we "need" in this world is common sense, and therefore authority won't have to provide us with it. Wake up people, and stop being a dickless puppet of the system that many of you claim to "hate".

      * e.g.,  ... The authorites and powers that be have seen it fit to convict innocent marijuana smokers, concious objectors, and activists of crimes and therefore put them in a little manmade thing called prison. Authority is mostly a byproduct of greed and facism. 

     [ "authority" ]

    1: The worst position a legal aldult could have.

      * e.g.,  ... The authority is always beating down on me! 

     [ "authority" ]

    1: Ones ability to do somthing.

      * e.g.,  ... The executive branch should decrease its authority to fuck with the black man. 

     [ "authority" ]

    1: to tell ppl wat to do

      * e.g.,  ... i have authority over you 

     [ "authority" ]

    1: What people hate but don't realize they cant live without it because people are stupid.

      * e.g.,  ... Now that authority is gone who will tell what to do? 

     [ "authority" ]

    1: the thing that society will always hate and critisize, no matter who is currently 'it'. The thing that keeps people in line. The thing that somehow keeps people recycling and being nice to strangers. This thing is seconded only to Hollywood, which commands much more respect and power. Without it, we would return to being animals, relying only on instincts.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Dude i hate the government, and cops and shit, i hate them 

     [ "Author" ]

    1: A person who writes books, articles, documents etc.

      * e.g.,  ... Bedanta Chakrabarty is my favorite YA author. 

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