Authority Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary AUTHORITY meaning: 1 : the power to give orders or make decisions the power or right to direct or control someone or something; 2 : the confident quality of someone who knows a lot about something or who is respected or obeyed by other people
AUTHORITY 释义 | 柯林斯英语词典 - Collins Online Dictionary 10 种含义: 1 the power or right to control, judge, or prohibit the actions of others 2 a person or group of people having this power, such as a 点击查看更多定义。
authority - Oxford Learners Dictionaries [uncountable] the power to give orders to people in a position of authority; to undermine challenge somebody's authority; authority over somebody something She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses ; The law states that parents exercise authority over their children ; in authority Nothing will be done because no one in authority (= who has a position of power) takes the
authorities - WordReference. com 英汉词典 abuse of authority n (corrupt use of power) SC Simplified Chinese 滥用权力 làn yòng quán lì TC Traditional Chinese 濫用權力: SC Simplified Chinese 滥用职权 làn yòng quán lì，làn yòng zhí quán: Sexual harassment of a subordinate is a boss's abuse of authority authority figure n ([sb] who commands obedience)SC Simplified Chinese 权威人物 : My mother was the