Authority Position People Power Government Bosses Takes Matter

• in a position of authority
• she now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses.
• nothing will be done because no one in authority (= who has a position of power) takes the matter seriously.
• only the board has the authority to approve the budget.

authority

1. the power to give orders to people
• in a position of authority
• She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses.
• Nothing will be done because no one in authority (= who has a position of power) takes the matter seriously.
2. the power or right to do something
• Only the Board has the authority to approve the budget.
• We have the authority to search this building.
3. official permission to do something
• It was done without the principal's authority.
• We acted under the authority of the UN.
4. the people or an organization who have the power to make decisions or who have a particular area of responsibility in a country or region
• see also local authority
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/local-authority
• The health authorities are investigating the problem.
• I have to report this to the authorities.
• the immigration authorities
5. the power to influence people because they respect your knowledge or official position
• He spoke with authority on the topic.
• the moral authority to run the country
6. a person with special knowledge
• synonym specialist
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/specialist_2
• She's an authority on criminal law.
7. to be able to believe something because you trust the person who gave you the information
• I have it on good authority that he is going to be promoted.

Extra Examples

• Central government has extensive authority over teachers.
• Copernicus justified his innovation by citing respected authorities.
• German authorities arrested the author of the computer virus.
• He acted without any legitimate authority.
• He assumed full authority as tsar in 1689.
• He bore an air of authority.
• He had permission from the proper authorities.
• He refuses to relinquish authority over the design process.
• He took the car without authority.
• I need to talk to someone in authority.
• Immigration authorities refused him entry to the country.
• Parents have the authority to discipline their children.
• She had challenged my authority once too often.
• She holds a position of authority in the local church.
• She’s a leading authority on genetics.
• Some legal experts think the agency may have exceeded its authority.
• The commander-in-chief exercises supreme authority within his zone.
• The government is urging education authorities to spend less money.
• The health authority denied negligence.
• The local authority has not granted planning permission.
• The new manager obviously felt the need to demonstrate her authority.
• The system notifies the authorities when a security breach occurs.
• These men denied the divine authority of the Church.
• This can only be done under the authority of the government minister.
• adult authority figures such as parents and teachers
• the right of law enforcement authorities to take and retain photographs
• He has come to be something of a leading authority on the subject.
• Nothing will be done because no one in authority takes the matter seriously.
• She is an authority on early musical instruments.
• She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses.
• The clause limits the directors’ authority to allot shares.
• The government was accused of selling the land without formal authority.
• The minister must answer to Parliament for anything his officials have done under his authority.
• You will need the written authority of the registered owner.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French autorite, from Latin auctoritas, from auctor, from augere ‘increase, originate, promote’.