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"命令をするか、決定をする力または権利決定権
例:He has the authority to issue warrants. 彼は令状を出す権限を有する。
an authoritative written work; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"権威ある著作物重鎮
例:this book is the final authority on the life of Milton ミルトンの生涯においてこの本が最後の出典である
an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law"その意見が権威あるとみなされる専門家職権
例:He is an authority on corporate law. 彼は会社法の権威だ。
official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"公式の許可または承認認定
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew"他者に対し(行政上の)管理を行う人々治者