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authoritynoun a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a fieldthe leading authority on neural anatomy ace, adept, artist, cognoscente, connoisseur, crackerjack(also crackajack), dab(chiefly British), dab hand(chiefly British), expert, fiend, geek, guru, hand, hotshot, maestro, master, maven(also mavin), meister, past master, proficient, scholar, shark, sharp, virtuoso, whiz, wizard pro, professionalconsultant, hired gun, specialistaddict, aficionado(also afficionado), buff, devotee, enthusiast, fancraftsman, journeymanall-rounder(British), jack-of-all-trades, Renaissance manmistress amateur, inexpert, nonexpert apprentice, beginner, neophyte, novicedabbler, dilettantelayman, nonprofessional lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)the sheriff had authority over the whole county administration, governance, government, jurisdiction, regime(also régime), regimen, rule reigndominion, power, sovereignty(also sovranty), supremacy, swaycommand, leadershipdirection, management, regulation, superintendence, supervisionautocracy, dictatorship, domination, hegemony, mastery, oppression, subjugation, tyranny the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectlyspeaks with a persuasive authority on matters of public health clout, credit, heft, in, influence, juice(slang), leverage, pull, sway, weight counterinfluencecommand, dominance, dominion, mastery, predominance, reign, scepter, sovereignty(also sovranty), supremacyconsequence, eminence, importance, momentimpact, impress, impression, imprint, mark helplessness, impotence, impotency, powerlessness, weakness the right or means to command or control othersby the authority vested in me, I now pronounce you married arm, clutch, command, control, death grip, dominion, grip, hold, mastery, power, reign, rein(s), sway clout, influence, leverage, pull, voice, weightjurisdictiondirection, managementdominance, imperium, predominance, sovereignty(also sovranty), supremacyprerogative, privilege, righteminence, importance, moment impotence, impotency, powerlessness helplessness, weakness something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thingI had good authority to believe that the information was correct account, grounds, motive, reason, subject, wherefore, why antecedent, cause, consideration, impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, occasion, stimulus something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting informationthe Bible is the sole authority for his impassioned defense of creationism reference, source citation, excerpt, extract, quotationcaption, cross-reference, footnote, note the capacity to persuadea strict grammarian whose pronouncements carried plenty of authority with my third-grade English teacher cogency, conclusiveness, convincingness, effectiveness, force, forcefulness, persuasion, persuasiveness, suasiveness impact, might, power, punch, strength, weightbelievability, credibility, soundness, validityauthoritativeness, definitivenessinfluence, swayappeal, seductiveness inconclusiveness, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness invalidity, shakiness, unsoundnessfeebleness, powerlessness, weakness influence, authority, prestige, weight, credit mean power exerted over the minds or behavior of others.influence may apply to a force exercised and received consciously or unconsciously.used her influence to get the bill passed authority implies the power of winning devotion or allegiance or of compelling acceptance and belief.his opinions lacked authority prestige implies the ascendancy given by conspicuous excellence or reputation for superiority.the prestige of the newspaper weight implies measurable or decisive influence in determining acts or choices.their wishes obviously carried much weight credit suggests influence that arises from the confidence of others.his credit with the press in the 13th century |