Authority
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
Person(s) or established bodies with rights and responsibilities to exert control in an administrative sphere.
Framework senses
- §1
- Person(s) or established bodies with rights and responsibilities to exert control in an administrative sphere.
- §1
- Person(s) or established bodies with rights and responsibilities to exert control in an administrative sphere.
- §1
- Person(s) or established bodies with rights and responsibilities to exert control in an administrative sphere.
- §1
- official permission or approval
- §2
- the power or right to give orders or make decisions
- §3
- freedom from doubt
- §4
- an authoritative written work
- §5
- an administrative unit of government
- §6
- an expert whose views are taken as definitive
- §7
- (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others