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The correct spelling is authority.
How to pronounce authority
/ɔːˈθɒɹəti/
nounIPA: /ɔːˈθɒɹəti/
Say it like: Aut-hor-itee
The correct spelling is authority. The power to enforce rules or give orders. For example: "I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them."
Usage Examples
“I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them.”
“the world's foremost authority on orangutans”
Definition
noun
- 1.The power to enforce rules or give orders.
- 2.(used in singular or plural form) Persons in command; specifically, government.
- 3.A person accepted as a source of reliable information on a subject.
- 4.Government-owned agency which runs a revenue-generating activity.
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