authority

Etymology
From, , from , from stem of , from. For the presence of the h, compare the etymology of.

Noun

 * 1)  Power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right.
 * 2)  Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement.
 * 3)  A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
 * 4) * 1930 September 18, Albert Einstein, as quoted in Albert Einstein: Creator and Rebel (1988) by Banesh Hoffman:
 * To punish me for my contempt of authority, Fate has made me an authority myself.
 * 1)  Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation.
 * 2)  Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.
 * 3)  A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.
 * 1)  Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement.
 * 2)  A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
 * 3) * 1930 September 18, Albert Einstein, as quoted in Albert Einstein: Creator and Rebel (1988) by Banesh Hoffman:
 * To punish me for my contempt of authority, Fate has made me an authority myself.
 * 1)  Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation.
 * 2)  Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.
 * 3)  A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.
 * 1) * 1930 September 18, Albert Einstein, as quoted in Albert Einstein: Creator and Rebel (1988) by Banesh Hoffman:
 * To punish me for my contempt of authority, Fate has made me an authority myself.
 * 1)  Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation.
 * 2)  Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.
 * 3)  A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.
 * 1)  Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.
 * 2)  A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.
 * 1)  A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.
 * 1)  A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: gesag
 * Albanian:
 * Apache:
 * Western Apache: hashidilaa
 * Arabic: سُلْطَة
 * Aragonese: autoridat
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bashkir: дәүләт, хөкүмәт
 * Belarusian: ула́да
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Cornish: awtorita
 * Czech:
 * Danish: myndighed
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: võim
 * Ewe: ŋusẽ
 * Finnish:, , ,
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: უფლებამოსილება, ხელისუფლება, ძალაუფლება, რწმუნებულება
 * German:
 * Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌿𐍆𐌽𐌹
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: ἐξουσία, ἀρχή
 * Hebrew: ,
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Interlingua: autoritate
 * Irish: údarás, urlámhas
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, ,
 * Korean:, 권능(權能)
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: دەسەڵات, بەردەستی
 * Kyrgyz:, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
 * Latin: auctōritās
 * Luxembourgish: Autoritéit
 * Malay: autoriti
 * Malayalam:
 * Maltese: awtoritá
 * Maore Comorian: yezi
 * Maori: kanoi, whakaruruhau, manatū
 * Mbyá Guaraní: po'aka
 * Middle English: auctorite
 * Old English: ealdordōm
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: ùghdarras
 * Slovak: autorita
 * Slovene: avtoriteta
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu:
 * Thai:
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian:
 * Vietnamese: (權力)
 * Welsh:
 * Yiddish: אויטאָריטעט


 * Albanian:
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: ула́да
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Cornish: awtorita
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Esperanto: instanco
 * Estonian: võim
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: ხელისუფლება
 * German: ;
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: רשויות
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Indonesian:
 * Interlingua: autoritate
 * Irish: údarás
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 권력자(權力者)
 * Malay: pihak berkuasa
 * Malayalam: അധികാരികൾ
 * Maltese: awtoritarju, awtoritarja
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: styresmakt, styremakt
 * Nynorsk: styremakt, styresmakt
 * Oromo:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: ùghdarras
 * Slovene: avtoriteta
 * Spanish:, , fuerzas del orden
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai:
 * Turkish: salahiyetliler ,
 * Ukrainian:
 * Welsh:


 * Afrikaans: gesaghebbende bron
 * Albanian:
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: аўтарытэ́т
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Cornish: awtorita
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: asjatundja
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: בר-סמכא
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Interlingua: autoritate
 * Irish: údarás
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 권위자(權威者),
 * Maori: kanoi
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: ùghdarras
 * Slovene: avtoriteta
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:, ,
 * Ukrainian:
 * Welsh:
 * Yiddish: אויטאָריטעט


 * Spanish:


 * Belarusian: адміністра́цыя, кіраўні́цтва
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: kormányzati hatóság
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: údarás
 * Malay:, pihak berkuasa
 * Maori: manatū, rangatōpū
 * Russian: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian:, управлі́ння,
 * Welsh:


 * Spanish: ,


 * Breton: ,
 * Georgian: