authority

Befugnis, Autorität

Das Recht oder die Macht, Anweisungen zu geben, Entscheidungen zu treffen oder Regeln durchzusetzen.

In einfachem Englisch: The right or power to give orders, make decisions, or make people follow rules.

• She has the authority to decide.
• His authority over the team was limited.
• Who gave you authority to enter this room?

So benutzt man es: authority to do something (Only the director has authority to approve this payment.); authority over someone/something (The council has authority over local schools.)

Synonyme: power, control

Häufige Wendungen: have authority, authority over someone, authority to act

Behörden

Personen oder Einrichtungen mit amtlichen Befugnissen, besonders Polizei oder Regierung.

In einfachem Englisch: People or organizations with official power, especially the police or government.

• The authorities closed the road.
• She reported the missing child to the authorities.
• Local authorities warned residents about the storm.

Synonyme: officials

Häufige Wendungen: local authority, public authority, authority officials

Experte, Autorität

Eine Person, deren großes Fachwissen allgemein anerkannt ist und der man deshalb vertraut.

In einfachem Englisch: A person widely trusted for their great knowledge of a subject.

• He is an authority on birds.
• The hospital consulted a leading authority on heart disease.
• Several respected authorities disagreed about the painting.

So benutzt man es: authority on something (She is an authority on Roman history.)

Synonyme: expert, specialist

Häufige Wendungen: leading authority, authority on something, respected authority

maßgebliche Quelle, Referenz

Eine Informationsquelle, der man bei Fragen zu einem Thema vertraut.

In einfachem Englisch: A source of information that people trust to give correct answers about a subject.

• This book is a reliable authority.
• The editor cited an authority for the disputed spelling.
• They used the official manual as their authority.

So benutzt man es: authority for something (The handbook is our authority for spelling technical terms.)

Synonyme: reference, source

Häufige Wendungen: cite an authority, reliable authority, authority for something