authority in English: The power to tell other people what to do, or a group of people who hold that power. (noun)

Translation

The power to tell other people what to do, or a group of people who hold that power.

Word origin

From Latin auctoritas, meaning power or influence, which came into English through Old French.

Gender

Pluralauthorities

classroom.

Here "authority" is the power to tell others what to do.

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An "authority" can also be the group of people who run a place.

.

Here "authority" is the way people sound when others listen to them.

power

The strength or right to do something or to control others.

police

The official group of people whose job is to stop crime and keep people safe.

government

The group of people who run a country and make its laws.

control

The power to make a person, an animal, or a machine do what you want.

boss

The person who is in charge and tells the workers what to do.

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