noun (n)

• the power or right to give orders or make decisions

  kekuatan atau benar memberi perintah atau membuat keputusan

  Example:
  He has the authority to issue warrants.
  

  Synonym:
  authorisation, authorization, dominance, potency, say-so
  

  source: wordnet30
• (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others

  (biasanya jamak) orang yang latihan (administrasi) bisa mengendalikan orang lain

  source: wordnet30
• an expert whose views are taken as definitive

  pandangan pakar yang diambil sebagai definitif

  Example:
  He is an authority on corporate law.
  

  source: wordnet30
• freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

  bebas dari keraguan; kepercayaan dalam diri dan kemampuanmu

  Example:
  She spoke with authority.
  

  Synonym:
  assurance, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness
  

  source: wordnet30
• an administrative unit of government

  sebuah unit administrasi kerajaan

  Example:
  Tennessee Valley Authority.
  

  Synonym:
  agency, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office
  

  source: wordnet30
• official permission or approval

  resmi atau izin persetujuan

  Example:
  Authority for the program was renewed several times.
  

  Synonym:
  authorisation, authorization, sanction
  

  source: wordnet30
• an authoritative written work

  yang bersifat otoriter ditulis bekerja

  Example:
  This book is the final authority on the life of Milton.
  

  source: wordnet30
• Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority of a court.

  haram atau halal kekuasaan; hak untuk arahan atau untuk bertindak; berolahraga kuasa beli orang dalam kebajikan dari kantornya atau percaya; kekuasaan; yurisdiksi; otorisasi; sebagai, aku yang berwenang/ aku seorang pangeran di mata pelajaran, dan lebih dari orangtua anak; aku yang berwenang/ aku dari pengadilan.

  source: webster1913