Look up: authority

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   authority
   [Noun] Plural form: authorities. A person or group of people in charge with the power to control things.
   Example: Health authorities say smoking is bad for you.
   See also: official
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
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   Authority
   Following Max Weber, many sociologists have argued that authority is the legitimate power which one person or a group holds over another. The element of legitimacy is vital to this understanding of authority and is the main means by which authority is distinguished from the more general concept of power. Power can be exerted by the use of force or violence. Authority, by contrast, depends on the acceptance by subordinates of the right of those above them to give them orders or directives.
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   authority
   [n] - (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others 2. [n] - an expert whose views are taken as definitive 3. [n] - an authoritative written work 4. [n] - the power or right to give orders or make decisions 5. [n] - official permission or approval
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   Authority
   power that people perceive as legitimate rather than coercive
   Found on http://wps.pearsoned.co.uk/wps/media/obj
   
   
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   Authority
   The ability to get things done because one`s orders are seen to be legitimate or justified – legitimate power.
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   Authority
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   authority
   In a political system, the capacity to take and enforce decisions. The nature, sources, and limitations of political authority have been much debated questions since the time of the ancient Greeks. ...
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   authority
   the legal right given by a principal to an agent to act on the principal`s behalf in performing specific acts or negotiations Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs • authority that is responsible for preparing or adopting regulations Category: Management in the public and private sector • the power attaching to a job or function which enables the job holder to un...
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   Authority
   Au·thor'i·ty noun ; plural Authorities [ Middle English autorite , auctorite , French autorité , from Latin auctoritas , from auctor . See Author , noun ] 1. Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorizat ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/148
   
   
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    authority
    noun an authoritative written work; `this book is the final authority on the life of Milton`
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    authority
    authorization noun the power or right to give orders or make decisions; `he has the authority to issue warrants`; `deputies are given authorization to make arrests`; `a place of potency in the state`
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    authority
    noun an expert whose views are taken as definitive; `he is an authority on corporate law`
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    authority
    noun official permission or approval; `authority for the program was renewed several times`
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    Authority
    In politics, `authority` (Latin `auctoritas`, used in Roman law as opposed to `potestas` and `imperium`) is often used interchangeably with the term `power`. However, their meanings differ: while `power` refers to the ability to achieve certain ends, `authority` refers to the legitimacy, justification and right to exercise that power. For example, whilst a mob has the power to punish a criminal, such as through lynching, only the courts have the ...
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    Authority
    • (n.) A book containing such a statement or opinion, or the author of the book. • (n.) Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority of a c...
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    authority
    (from the article `collective behaviour`) How the immediate effects of collective behaviour are translated into long-term consequences depends upon several contingencies, of which four merit ... ...less emphasis on traditional cultural norms, especially those that limit individual self-expression. A major component of the postmodern shi...
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    Authority
    See Federal Labor Relations Authority.
    Found on http://www1.va.gov/lmr/page.cfm?pg=16
    
    
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    Authority
    A state or local unit of government created to perform a single activity or a limited group of functions and authorized by the state legislature to issue bonded debt.
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    authority
    
    1. the power or right to give orders or make decisions
    2. (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
    3. an expert whose views are taken as definitive
    4. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
    5. an administrative unit of government
    6. official permission or approval
    
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    Authority
    The authority of a source is determined by who wrote it and what credentials they have in the field about which they are writing
    Found on http://www.ycp.edu/library/ifl/glossary.
    
    
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    authority
    A form of power based on consensus regarding the right to issue commands and make decisions.
    Found on http://polisci.nelson.com/glossary.html