English Dictionary

authority

/ɔːˈθɒɹəti/

noun

(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right.

The authority has the power to make decisions.

意味（1）

(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right.

I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them.

意味（2）

(plural) Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement.

Authorities say the suspect fled on foot.

意味（3）

(countable) A reliable, trustworthy source of information on a subject.

the world's foremost authority on orangutans

意味（4）

(uncountable) Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation.

Some thinkers regard appealing to authority as a logical fallacy; others regard it as a legitimate form of argument.

意味（5）

(countable) A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.

New York Port Authority

意味（6）

(uncountable) Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.

Authority to construct eight carriages, to test the new design in public service, had already been given; but of course complete working drawings had first to be prepared.