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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.
  • (countable) A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
 autorité

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.
 auteur, autrice, auteure

author verb

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

authorization noun

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

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.
 autoriser

authorized adjective

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

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
 autorités
tax authority
fisc
unitary authority
autorité unitaire
appeal to authority
argument d'autorité
have something on good authority
savoir de source sûre
authority figure
figure d'autorité
authority file
autorité
parental authority
autorité parentale
defence shipping authority
autorité des transports maritimes
defense shipping authority
autorité des transports maritimes
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