Vocabulary : Authorities to Authorly
Authorities : of AuthorityAuthority : 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. ;; Government; the persons or the body exercising power or command; as, the local authorities of the States; the military authorities. ;; The power derived from opinion, respect, or esteem; influence of character, office, or station, or mental or moral superiority, and the like; claim to be believed or obeyed; as, an historian of no authority; a magistrate of great authority. ;; That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in support of opinions, actions, measures, etc. ;; Testimony; witness. ;; A precedent; a decision of a court, an official declaration, or an opinion, saying, or statement worthy to be taken as a precedent. ;; A book containing such a statement or opinion, or the author of the book. ;; Justification; warrant.
Authorizable : Capable of being authorized.
Authorization : The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant.
Authorize : To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act; to empower; as, to authorize commissioners to settle a boundary. ;; To make legal; to give legal sanction to; to legalize; as, to authorize a marriage. ;; To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion; to sanction; as, idioms authorized by usage. ;; To sanction or confirm by the authority of some one; to warrant; as, to authorize a report. ;; To justify; to furnish a ground for.
