| authority | La decisión es impuesta por autoridad legítimamente delegada para ello. | The decision is enforced by an authority legitimately delegated for this purpose. |
| authority | Tradicionalmente el hombre encarna la autoridad. | Traditionally, men are the incarnation of authority. |
| authority | Su autoridad y prestigio no tienen salvación. | Their authority and prestige had been damaged beyond repair. |
| authority | Le recuerdo que interfiere en la autoridad presidencial. | I remind you that you are interfering with presidential authority. |
| authority | No respeta mi autoridad, Margaret. | She has no respect for my authority, Margaret. |
| authority | No tenemos autoridad aquí, Swagger. | We don't have any authority here, Swagger. |
| authority | Petrovsky ha desempeñado sus funciones con perseverancia y autoridad. | In this capacity, he has discharged his duties with perseverance and authority. |
| authority | Todos hemos acordado reconocer la autoridad independiente de los Rangers. | All of us have agreed to recognize the independent authority of the Rangers. |
| authority | No tiene la autoridad para arrestarme. | You don't have the authority to arrest me. |
| authority | Renunciar a Sía, sería vapulear mi autoridad. | To give up on Sia, is a slight to my authority. |
| authority | Soy una autoridad sobre los James. | I'm an authority on the James boys. |
| authority | Iremos a ver a alguien con autoridad. | We will go and speak with someone in authority. |
| authority | Necesito hablar con alguien con autoridad. | I need to speak with someone in authority. |
| authority | Pregúntele si Sharon sería admitida... como autoridad científica. | Ask him if Sharon could be admitted... as our scientific authority. |
| authority | No tenemos autoridad para prohibir cantar en nuestro país. | [Snorting] - We have no authority to ban singing in our country. |
| authority | No pensaría que usted tenga autoridad aquí. | I wouldn't think that you'd have authority out here. |
| authority | La centralización de la autoridad policial me desagrada. | The more centralized police authority becomes, the less I like it. |
| power | El Servicio tiene autoridad para detener e interrogar. | Military Intelligence has the power to arrest, detain and interrogate. |
| power | Tiene autoridad para llenarlas a su conveniencia. | Two weapons firing blanks that you have power to activate. |
| authority | Le dieron la autoridad para administrar el negocio. | They gave her the authority to run the business. |
| abuse of authority | Este año la Policía ha recibido varias demandas por abuso de autoridad. | This year several lawsuits have been filed against the police for abuse of authority. |
| administrative authority | El Banco Nación es la autoridad administrativa en el país. | The national bank is the country's administrative authority. |
| competent authority | Marta es la autoridad competente de la oficina. | Marta is the office's competent authority. |
| ecclesiastical authority | La parroquia es la autoridad eclesiástica del pequeño pueblo. | The parish is the ecclesiastical authority of the small town. |
| judicial authority | Julián trabaja para la autoridad judicial del pueblo. | Julián works for the town's judicial authority. |
| jurisdictional authority | La autoridad jurisdiccional determinará el resultado de la auditoría. | Jurisdictional authority will determine the result of the audit. |
| labor authority | La autoridad laboral es el Ministerio de Trabajo. | The Ministry of Employment is the labor authority. |
| public authority | El Ministerio de Trabajo es la autoridad pública relativa al empleo. | The Ministry of Labour is the public authority for employment. |
| health authority | La autoridad sanitaria del país es el Ministerio de Salud. | The Ministry of Health is the country's health authority. |
| assert your authority | El profesor impuso autoridad en la clase. | The teacher asserted his authority in class. |
| undermine authority | La falta de firmeza del presidente le resta autoridad al gobierno. | The president's lack of firmness undermines the government's authority. |
| without authority | Tomás es un profesor sin autoridad: sus alumnos no lo respetan. | Tomás is a teacher without authority; his students don't respect him. |