Definition of authority

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Authority (n.) Justification; warrant.

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Imprescriptible :: Imprescriptible (a.) Not derived from, or dependent on, external authority; self-evidencing; obvious..
Attach :: Attach (v. t.) To connect; to place so as to belong; to assign by authority; to appoint; as, an officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship..
Increase :: Increase (v. i.) To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance; -- opposed to decrease..
Demand :: Demand (v. t.) The act of demanding; an asking with authority; a peremptory urging of a claim; a claiming or challenging as due; requisition; as, the demand of a creditor; a note payable on demand..
Clothe :: Clothe (v. t.) Fig.: To cover or invest, as with a garment; as, to clothe one with authority or power..
Sircar :: Sircar (n.) The government; the supreme authority of the state.
Supervise :: Supervise (v. t.) To oversee for direction; to superintend; to inspect with authority; as, to supervise the construction of a steam engine, or the printing of a book..
Parliament :: Parliament (n.) A formal conference on public affairs; a general council; esp., an assembly of representatives of a nation or people having authority to make laws..
Gag :: Gag (v. t.) To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to allow freedom of speech to..
Placard :: Placard (n.) Permission given by authority; a license; as, to give a placard to do something..
Enthrone :: Enthrone (v. t.) To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity..
Prince :: Prince (a.) The one of highest rank; one holding the highest place and authority; a sovereign; a monarch; -- originally applied to either sex, but now rarely applied to a female..
Lord :: Lord (n.) One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor..
Agent :: Agent (n.) One who acts for, or in the place of, another, by authority from him; one intrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor..
Loyal :: Loyal (a.) Faithful to law; upholding the lawful authority; faithful and true to the lawful government; faithful to the prince or sovereign to whom one is subject; unswerving in allegiance.
Tractarian :: Tractarian (n.) One of the writers of the Oxford tracts, called Tracts for the Times, issued during the period 1833-1841, in which series of papers the sacramental system and authority of the Church, and the value of tradition, were brought into prominence. Also, a member of the High Church party, holding generally the principles of the Tractarian writers; a Puseyite..
Seraskierate :: Seraskierate (n.) The office or authority of a seraskier.
Commandatory :: Commandatory (a.) Mandatory; as, commandatory authority..
Institutional :: Institutional (a.) Instituted by authority.
Abrogation :: Abrogation (n.) The act of abrogating; repeal by authority.
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