LEARNit Dictionary

authority

noun
B1
OPAL
1
B1
the power to give orders to people
اقتدار, قدرت, اختیار, کنترل
2
B1
the power or right to do something
اقتدار, صلاحیت, قدرت, اختیار
Some experts think the agency may have exceeded its authority.
The government has the authority to regulate the economy.
The Constitution gives Congress the authority to decide whether to fund military action.
We have the authority to search this building.
3
B2
official permission to do something
مجوز, اجازه, اختیار
He took the car without authority.
It was done without the principal's authority.
We acted under the authority of the UN.
4
B2
the people or an organization who have the power to make decisions or who have a particular area of responsibility in a country or region
مقام قانونی, مرجع قانونی, مرجع, صلاحیت, اختیار
I have to report this to the authorities.
The health authorities are investigating the problem.
planning/police/immigration authorities
Aviation authorities say traffic will grow 20 per cent a year.
German authorities arrested the author of the computer virus.
see also local authority
5
B2
the power to influence people because they respect your knowledge or official position
اقتدار, نفوذ, قدرت, اختیار
He spoke with authority on the topic.
the moral authority to run the country
She bore an air of authority.
6
a person with special knowledge
کارشناس, متخصص, صاحب‌نظر
She's an authority on criminal law.
synonym specialist