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authority

[uh-thawr-i-tee, uh-thor-] / əˈθɔr ɪ ti, əˈθɒr- /




Usage

What are other ways to say authority? Authority is a power or right, usually because of rank or office, to issue commands and to punish for violations: to have authority over subordinates. Control is either power or influence applied to the complete and successful direction or manipulation of persons or things: to be in control of a project. Influence is a personal and unofficial power derived from deference of others to one's character, ability, or station; it may be exerted unconsciously or may operate through persuasion: to have influence over one's friends.

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Federal prosecutors said Alfozan had no authority to access the conference room, which could only be booked by executives and their assistants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

India's Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke was released from detention on Saturday, a day after his arrest during a police crackdown on protests against the election authority.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Mejia’s subpoena, issued under his City Charter authority, came two and a half weeks after officials at LA28, the Olympic organizing committee, rejected his previous request to disclose the information.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

He insisted that the occasions he dined with Man City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak at matches at the Etihad in 2017 and 2018 were "included" in a statement issued by the local authority on Monday.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

“I have no authority here,” he says quietly.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office said it was in contact with authorities in Egypt.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Tens of thousands of customers in Los Angeles county alone were without power, as authorities de-energized power lines in a bid to lessen the possibility of electrical sparks that the heavy wind gusts could carry.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Israeli authorities said a police investigation is under way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

European authorities have accused Russia of targeting other ships in waters off Bulgaria.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

One of the guests would inform the local authorities of Atzerodt’s boast.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson


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