authority
noun
/ɒːˈtɒɹɪti/
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/ɔːˈθɒɹəti/
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/ɔːˈθɒɹɪti/
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/əˈθɑɹəti/
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/əˈθɔɹəti/
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- (uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right.
- (countable) A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
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autorité
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author
noun
/ˈɑ.θɚ/
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/ˈɒː.təɹ/
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/ˈɔ.θɚ/
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/ˈɔː.θə/
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- The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.
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auteur,
autrice,
auteure
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author
verb
/ˈɑ.θɚ/
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/ˈɒː.təɹ/
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/ˈɔ.θɚ/
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/ˈɔː.θə/
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- (chiefly, US, sometimes, proscribed) To create a work as its author.
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créer,
écrire
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authorization
noun
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- (countable) An act of authorizing.
- (uncountable) The state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission.
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autorisation
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authorize
verb
/ˈɑθəɹaɪz/
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/ˈɒθəɹaɪz/
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/ˈɔːθəɹaɪz/
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/ˈɔθəɹaɪz/
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- (transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.
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autoriser
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authorities
noun
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- 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
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autorités
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