authority
英 [ɔːˈθɒrəti] 美 [əˈθɔːrəti]
n.
权威;权力;权;授权;职权;威权;当权(地位);批准;当局;专家
复数: authorities
例句
The article brought her into conflict with the authorities.
这篇文章使她与当局造成冲突。
It was done without the principal's authority.
做这件事未经校长批准。
She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses.
她现在管辖着过去是她上司的那些人。