Word AUTHORITY: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

authority

🇺🇸 [əˈθɔrɪti]

Meanings

The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience. It can also refer to a person or organization having control or command over a specific area, or someone with expertise or knowledge in a particular field.

Examples

• The police have the authority to issue tickets for traffic violations.
• He was an authority on medieval history.
• The school principal has the final authority on student discipline.

Synonyms

control • power • command

Antonyms

weakness • powerlessness • subordination