English to English
noun
- the power or right to give orders or make decisions
He has the authority to issue warrants.
Deputies are given authorization to make arrests.
A place of potency in the state.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
The authorities have issued a curfew.
source: WordNet 3.0
- an expert whose views are taken as definitive
He is an authority on corporate law.
source: WordNet 3.0
- freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
His assurance in his superiority did not make him popular.
After that failure he lost his confidence.
She spoke with authority.
source: WordNet 3.0
- an administrative unit of government
The Central Intelligence Agency.
The Census Bureau.
Office of Management and Budget.
Tennessee Valley Authority.
source: WordNet 3.0
- official permission or approval
Authority for the program was renewed several times.
source: WordNet 3.0
- an authoritative written work
This book is the final authority on the life of Milton.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [ozóriti] Kapangyarihan; kapahintulutan
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
