authority

Các nghĩa

1. quyền lực

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

   uncountable

   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.

   She lost all respect and authority after turning up drunk at the meeting.

2. nhà chức trách, chính quyền

   Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement.

   countable · plural · uncountable

   Authorities say the suspect fled on foot.

3. nguồn đáng tin cậy

   A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.

   countable

   the world's foremost authority on orangutans

   My cheap dictionary is not the authority on word derivations.

   To punish me for my contempt of authority, Fate has made me an authority myself.

4. uy tín, thẩm quyền

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

   uncountable

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

5. sự cho phép, ủy quyền

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

   uncountable

6. cơ quan nhà nước

   A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.

   countable

   New York Port Authority

   Chicago Transit Authority

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• authorities plural