authority

autorité, pouvoir

Droit ou pouvoir de donner des ordres, de décider ou de faire respecter des règles.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : authority to do something (Only the director has authority to approve this payment.); authority over someone/something (The council has authority over local schools.)

Synonymes : power, control

Expressions courantes : have authority, authority over someone, authority to act

autorités

Personnes ou organismes qui exercent un pouvoir officiel, notamment la police ou le gouvernement.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : officials

Expressions courantes : local authority, public authority, authority officials

expert, autorité

Personne dont les connaissances approfondies sur un sujet inspirent largement confiance.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : authority on something (She is an authority on Roman history.)

Synonymes : expert, specialist

Expressions courantes : leading authority, authority on something, respected authority

source de référence, référence

Source à laquelle on se fie pour obtenir des informations exactes sur un sujet.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : authority for something (The handbook is our authority for spelling technical terms.)

Synonymes : reference, source

Expressions courantes : cite an authority, reliable authority, authority for something