B1noun · countable / uncountable · frequent

authority

au·thor·i·ty

authority · authorities

влада, управління, керівництво, авторитет

власть, власти, управление, авторитет

Autorität, Behörde

Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligationPower or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.

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UK/ɔːˈθɒɹəti/US/əˈθɔɹədi/

» You've got no authority to do that.

У тебе немає повноважень, щоб це робити.

У вас немає повноважень, щоб це робити.

Meaning

6 senses

(uncountable)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
(countable, plural, uncountable)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
(countable)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
(uncountable)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.
(uncountable)Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.
official permission or approval
(countable)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

Examples

502 sentences

You've got no authority to do that.
У тебе немає повноважень, щоб це робити.
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You have no authority to do that.
У тебе немає повноважень, щоб це зробити.
ruУ тебя нет на это полномочий.
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Tom abuses his authority, so no one likes him.
Том зловживає владою, тому його ніхто не любить.
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He abuses his authority.
Він зловживає своїм авторитетом.
ruОн злоупотребляет своим авторитетом.
deEr missbraucht seine Autorität.
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You've exceeded your authority.
Ви перевищили свої повноваження.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 3

power to enforce rules or give orders:

reliable source of information on a subject:

government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity:

Русский

By meaning 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

By meaning 2

power to enforce rules or give orders:

police or law enforcement collectively:

Origin

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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