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Results for: "authority"

Translating from English to Russian

Translations:

authority — power to enforce rules or give orders
→ власть (vlastʹ) f
→ авторитет (avtoritet) m
authority — police or law enforcement collectively
→ вла́сти (vlásti) f
authority — reliable source of information on a subject
→ авторите́т (avtoritét) m

More translations:

authority
→ полномочие
authority
→ авторитет;достоверный источник
authority
→ власти
authority
→ авторитет

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 7

  1. the power or right to give orders or make decisions

    • “he has the authority to issue warrants”
    • “deputies are given authorization to make arrests”
    • “a place of potency in the state”
  2. (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others

    • “the authorities have issued a curfew”
  3. an expert whose views are taken as definitive

    • “he is an authority on corporate law”
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  1. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

    • “his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular”
    • “after that failure he lost his confidence”
    • “she spoke with authority”
  2. an administrative unit of government

    • “the Central Intelligence Agency”
    • “the Census Bureau”
    • “Office of Management and Budget”
    • “Tennessee Valley Authority”
    Synonymsagencyfederal agencygovernment agencybureauoffice
  3. official permission or approval

    • “authority for the program was renewed several times”
  4. an authoritative written work

    • “this book is the final authority on the life of Milton”