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authority noun

  /ɒːˈtɒɹɪti/ , /ɔːˈθɒɹəti/ , /ɔːˈθɒɹɪti/ , /əˈθɑɹəti/ , /əˈθɔɹəti/
  • (uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right.
 autoridad, autorización, autoridades, fuerzas del orden, policía
  • (countable) A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
 autoridad, prestigio
  • (uncountable) Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation.
 autoridad

author verb

  /ˈɑ.θɚ/ , /ˈɒː.təɹ/ , /ˈɔ.θɚ/ , /ˈɔː.θə/
  • (chiefly, US, sometimes, proscribed) To create a work as its author.
 escribir

author noun

  /ˈɑ.θɚ/ , /ˈɒː.təɹ/ , /ˈɔ.θɚ/ , /ˈɔː.θə/
  • The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.
 autor, autora, escritor, escritora

authorize verb

  /ˈɑθəɹaɪz/ , /ˈɒθəɹaɪz/ , /ˈɔːθəɹaɪz/ , /ˈɔθəɹaɪz/
  • (transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.
 autorizar

authorization noun

  /ˌɔːθəɹaɪˈzeɪʃn/
  • (countable) An act of authorizing.
  • (uncountable) The state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission.
 autorización

authorized adjective

  /ˈɑθəɹaɪzd/ , /ˈɔːθəɹaɪzd/ , /ˈɔθəɹaɪzd/
  • Explicitly allowed.
 autorizado

authorities noun

  • The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere
  • The bodies that enforce law and order or provide a public service
 autoridad
tax authority
agencia tributaria
Palestinian Authority
Autoridad Palestina
have something on good authority
saber de buena tinta
authority figure
autoridad
port authority
puerto
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