Значение

значений: 6
  1. (неисчисляемое)Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; 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.

    Vigilantes may have the power to nab criminals, but they lack the authority.

    Autorität

    властьvlastʹ

    вла́даvláda

    the power or right to give orders or make decisions

  2. (исчисляемое, множественное число, неисчисляемое)Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement.

    Authorities say the suspect fled on foot.

    Autorität, Behörde

    властьvlastʹ, вла́стиvlásti

    вла́даvláda

  3. (исчисляемое)A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.

    the world's foremost authority on orangutans

    My cheap dictionary is not the authority on word derivations.

    Autorität

    авторите́тavtoritét

    авторите́тavtorytét

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

    Due to being inadequate for the deductive method of reasoning, the argument from authority is considered a logical fallacy.

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

    official permission or approval

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

    New York Port Authority

    Chicago Transit Authority

    Behörde

    администра́цияadministrácija, управле́ниеupravlénije

    адміністра́ціяadministrácija, управлі́нняupravlínnja, керівни́цтвоkerivnýctvo

Примеры

предложений: 502
  1. He is an authority on physics.

    В области физики он признанный специалист.

  2. I have the authority to do this.

    Я уполномочен это сделать.

  3. You have no authority to do that.

    У тебя нет на это полномочий.

    ukУ тебе немає повноважень, щоб це зробити.

  4. Tom has no authority to do that.

    У Тома нет на это полномочий.

  5. I have no authority to do that.

    У меня нет на это полномочий.

Переводы

языков: 9
Українська
По значениям 3
power to enforce rules or give orders:
reliable source of information on a subject:
government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity:
Русский
По значениям 4
power to enforce rules or give orders:
police or law enforcement collectively:
reliable source of information on a subject:
government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity:
Deutsch
По значениям 2
power to enforce rules or give orders:
police or law enforcement collectively:

Происхождение

From Middle English auctorite, autorite (“authority, book or quotation that settles an arg

From Middle English auctorite, autorite (“authority, book or quotation that settles an argument”), from Old French auctorité, from Latin stem of auctōritās (“invention, advice, opinion, influence, command”), from auctor (“master, leader, author”). For the presence of the h, compare the etymology of author.

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Формы

мн. число: authorities

Синонимы

синонимов: 33
Близкие по смыслу

Антонимы

антонимов: 2

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 31

Сочетаемость

шаблонов: 11
  • abusing his authority
  • overstepped his authority
  • have the authority
  • an authority on
  • an an authority
  • authority to do
  • the authority to
  • have no authority
  • no authority to
  • no authority
  • to the authorities

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