Sense 1: the power or right to do something
He gave me authority to act on his behalf.
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 Authority in Afrikaans: gesag, mag |
 Authority in Arabic: سُلْطَه، تَفويض |
 Authority in Bulgarian: власт |
 Authority in Brazilian: autoridade |
 Authority in Czech: pravomoc |
 Authority in German: die Befugnis; die Vollmac |
 Authority in Danish: myndighed; autoritet |
 Authority in Greek: εξουσία |
 Authority in Spanish: autoridad |
 Authority in Estonian: volitus |
 Authority in Farsi: اختیار؛ حق |
 Authority in Finnish: auktoriteetti |
 Authority in French: autorité |
 Authority in Hebrew: סַמְכוּת |
 Authority in Hindi: अधिकार |
 Authority in Croatian: ovlaštenje |
 Authority in Hungarian: hatalom; meghatalmazás |
 Authority in Indonesian: wewenang |
 Authority in Icelandic: vald |
 Authority in Italian: autorità |
 Authority in Japanese: 権限 |
 Authority in Korean: 권한 |
 Authority in Lithuanian: įgaliojimas, pavedimas |
 Authority in Latvian: pilnvara; tiesības |
 Authority in Malay: kuasa |
 Authority in Dutch: machtiging |
 Authority in Norwegian: myndighet, autoritet |
 Authority in Polish: pełnomocnictwo, upoważnie |
 Authority in Persian: اختیار؛ حق |
 Authority in Pashto: حق،اختیار |
 Authority in Portuguese: autoridade |
 Authority in Romanian: autoritate |
 Authority in Russian: полномочие |
 Authority in Slovak: právomoc |
 Authority in Slovenian: avtoriteta |
 Authority in Serbian: ovlašćenje |
 Authority in Swedish: [laga] rätt, befogenhet |
 Authority in Thai: อำนาจหน้าที่ |
 Authority in Turkish: yetki |
 Authority in Taiwanese: 權力 |
 Authority in Ukrainian: повноваження |
 Authority in Urdu: اختیار |
 Authority in Vietnamese: quyền lực |
 Authority in Chinese: 权力 |
Sense 2: a person who is an expert, or a book that can be referred to, on a particular subject
He is an authority on Roman history.
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| Authority in Afrikaans: kenner |
Authority in Arabic: حُجّـه، ثِقه، مَرجِع، مَص |
| Authority in Bulgarian: авторитет |
Authority in Brazilian: autoridade |
| Authority in Czech: odborník |
Authority in German: die Autorität |
| Authority in Danish: ekspert; autoritet |
Authority in Greek: αυθεντία |
| Authority in Spanish: autoridad |
Authority in Estonian: autoriteet |
| Authority in Farsi: کارشناس؛ مرجع |
Authority in Finnish: asiantuntija |
| Authority in French: autorité |
Authority in Hebrew: בַּר סַמכָא, מוּמחֶה |
| Authority in Hindi: विशेषज्ञ |
Authority in Croatian: autoritet |
| Authority in Hungarian: szaktekintély |
Authority in Indonesian: ahli |
| Authority in Icelandic: sérfræðingur |
Authority in Italian: autorità |
| Authority in Japanese: 権威 |
Authority in Korean: 권위자 |
| Authority in Lithuanian: autoritetas,žinovas |
Authority in Latvian: autoritāte; speciālists |
| Authority in Malay: pakar |
Authority in Dutch: autoriteit |
| Authority in Norwegian: ekspert, autoritet |
Authority in Polish: autorytet |
| Authority in Persian: کارشناس؛ مرجع |
Authority in Pashto: کارپوه |
| Authority in Portuguese: autoridade |
Authority in Romanian: autoritate |
| Authority in Russian: авторитет;достоверный ист |
Authority in Slovak: odborník |
| Authority in Slovenian: priznan strokovnjak |
Authority in Serbian: stručnjak |
| Authority in Swedish: auktoritet |
Authority in Thai: ผู้ที่รอบรู้ |
| Authority in Turkish: uzman |
Authority in Taiwanese: 權威 |
| Authority in Ukrainian: авторитет |
Authority in Urdu: سند ، تصدیق |
| Authority in Vietnamese: chuyên gia |
Authority in Chinese: 权威 |
Sense 3: (usually in plural) the person or people who have power in an administration etc
The authorities would not allow public meetings.
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| Authority in Afrikaans: owerheid |
Authority in Arabic: سُلْطَه (مَحَلِّيَه، دُست |
| Authority in Bulgarian: власти |
Authority in Brazilian: autoridades |
| Authority in Czech: úřady |
Authority in German: die Obrigkeit |
| Authority in Danish: myndigheder |
Authority in Greek: (οι) αρχές (πληθ.) |
| Authority in Spanish: autoridades |
Authority in Estonian: (ameti)võimud |
| Authority in Farsi: مسئولان امور |
Authority in Finnish: päättäjä |
| Authority in French: (les) autorités |
Authority in Hebrew: רָשוּת, סַמכוּיוֹת |
| Authority in Hindi: अधिकारी |
Authority in Croatian: vlasti |
| Authority in Hungarian: hatóság |
Authority in Indonesian: penguasa |
| Authority in Icelandic: valdhafar |
Authority in Italian: autorità |
| Authority in Japanese: 関係当局 |
Authority in Korean: 당국 |
| Authority in Lithuanian: valdžia |
Authority in Latvian: varas institūcijas |
| Authority in Malay: pihak berkuasa |
Authority in Dutch: overheid |
| Authority in Norwegian: myndighetene |
Authority in Polish: władze |
| Authority in Persian: مسئولان امور |
Authority in Pashto: د امور مسوولان |
| Authority in Portuguese: autoridades |
Authority in Romanian: autorităţi |
| Authority in Russian: власти |
Authority in Slovak: úrady |
| Authority in Slovenian: oblast |
Authority in Serbian: vlasti |
| Authority in Swedish: myndighet[er] |
Authority in Thai: ฝ่ายบริหาร |
| Authority in Turkish: yetkililer |
Authority in Taiwanese: 官方，當局 |
| Authority in Ukrainian: органи влади |
Authority in Urdu: حاکم ، حکام |
| Authority in Vietnamese: người có thẩm quyền |
Authority in Chinese: 官方，当局 |
Sense 4: a natural quality in a person which makes him able to control and influence people
a man of authority.
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| Authority in Afrikaans: oorredingsvermoë, gesag |
Authority in Arabic: سُلْطان، صَلاحِيَّه، نُفو |
| Authority in Bulgarian: авторитет |
Authority in Brazilian: autoridade |
| Authority in Czech: autorita |
Authority in German: die Autorität |
| Authority in Danish: respekt; autoritet |
Authority in Greek: κύρος |
| Authority in Spanish: autoridad |
Authority in Estonian: mõjuvõim |
| Authority in Farsi: اقتدار |
Authority in Finnish: arvovalta |
| Authority in French: autorité |
Authority in Hebrew: סַמכוּתִיוּת |
| Authority in Hindi: प्रभाव |
Authority in Croatian: autoritet |
| Authority in Hungarian: tekintély |
Authority in Indonesian: wibawa |
| Authority in Icelandic: valdsmannslegur |
Authority in Italian: autorità |
| Authority in Japanese: 威厳 |
Authority in Korean: 설득력 |
| Authority in Lithuanian: autoritetas |
Authority in Latvian: autoritāte |
| Authority in Malay: berwibawa |
Authority in Dutch: gezag |
| Authority in Norwegian: autoritet, respekt |
Authority in Polish: autorytet |
| Authority in Persian: اقتدار |
Authority in Pashto: قدرت |
| Authority in Portuguese: autoridade |
Authority in Romanian: autoritate |
| Authority in Russian: авторитет |
Authority in Slovak: autorita |
| Authority in Slovenian: avtoriteta |
Authority in Serbian: autoritet |
| Authority in Swedish: pondus, anseende |
Authority in Thai: ความมีอำนาจ |
| Authority in Turkish: etkileme gücü |
Authority in Taiwanese: 魄力, 威信 |
| Authority in Ukrainian: вага, вплив |
Authority in Urdu: بآختیار ، اختیار |
| Authority in Vietnamese: có uy tín |
Authority in Chinese: 魄力，威信 |
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