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What does authority mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word authority? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (uncountable) The power to enforce rules or give orders.
  2. (used in singular or plural form) Persons in command; specifically, government.
  3. (countable) 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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The Kuwait Investment Authority has 24 percent share in the bank and the rest is owned by Kuwaiti citizens.
I had by 1969 begun to purchase the yearbooks published annually by the Independent Television Authority.
The Port Authority acting harbour master said the skipper anchored the boat and radioed for help about 5 am.
Frank Pickles has been a park ranger with the North York Moors National Parks Authority for 12 years.
After that, final recommendations will be put forward to the Strategic Health Authority.
The hagiocracy can only be kept going by an appeal to the authority of tradition.

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