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authority
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a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field<the leading authority on neural anatomy>— see expert
2
lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)<the sheriff had authority over the whole county>— see rule 2
3
the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly<speaks with a persuasive authority on matters of public health>— see influence 1
4
the right or means to command or control others<by the authority vested in me, I now pronounce you married>— see power 1
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