Definition of authority

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Authority (n.) That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in support of opinions, actions, measures, etc..

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Veto :: Veto (n.) The exercise of such authority; an act of prohibition or prevention; as, a veto is probable if the bill passes..
Hierarch :: Hierarch (n.) One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order; as, princely hierarchs..
Constitutionalism :: Constitutionalism (n.) The theory, principles, or authority of constitutional government; attachment or adherence to a constitution or constitutional government..
Diminish :: Diminish (v. t.) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken.
Seigniory :: Seigniory (n.) The power or authority of a lord; dominion.
Chief :: Chief (n.) The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a person in authority who directs the work of others; the principal actor or agent..
Sovereignize :: Sovereignize (v. i.) To exercise supreme authority.
Governess :: Governess (n.) A female governor; a woman invested with authority to control and direct; especially, one intrusted with the care and instruction of children, -- usually in their homes..
Rebel :: Rebel (v. i.) To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or insubordinate attitude; to revolt.
Authenticity :: Authenticity (n.) The quality of being authentic or of established authority for truth and correctness.
Commandatory :: Commandatory (a.) Mandatory; as, commandatory authority..
Traditionlism :: Traditionlism (n.) A system of faith founded on tradition; esp., the doctrine that all religious faith is to be based solely upon what is delivered from competent authority, exclusive of rational processes..
Abrogate :: Abrogate (v. t.) To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc..
Seniorize :: Seniorize (v. i.) To exercise authority; to rule; to lord it.
Unauthorize :: Unauthorize (v. t.) To disown the authority of; to repudiate.
Seignioralty :: Seignioralty (n.) The territory or authority of a seignior, or lord..
Fulminate :: Fulminate (v. i.) To issue or send forth decrees or censures with the assumption of supreme authority; to thunder forth menaces.
Standard :: Standard (n.) That which is established as a rule or model by authority, custom, or general consent; criterion; test..
Sway :: Sway (n.) Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires..
Authorized :: Authorized (a.) Sanctioned by authority.
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