authority
Translation
authority, power, permission, expert
Examples
She has the authority to make decisions.
She has the authority to make decisions.
The local authority is responsible for roads.
The local authority is responsible for roads.
He is an authority on modern art.
He is an authority on modern art.
Grammar Patterns
((have)) authority to ((do sth.)) to have the right to do sth. She has the authority to sign the contract.
an authority on ((sth.)) an expert on a subject He is an authority on Roman history.
Similar Words
Synonyms: power, right, control, expert; Antonyms: subordination, follower
Etymology
From Latin 'auctoritas' (influence, command), from 'auctor' (master, leader, author).
Memory Tips
An 'author' has 'authority' over their own story. It's about the power to create and control.