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.
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One who repeals by authority.
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One who advises.
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The three-toed sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) of South America. See Sloth.
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One who approves. Formerly, one who made proof or trial.
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A collection or body of men armed for war, esp. one organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions, under proper officers.
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One who authorizes.
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A blank paper, with a person's signature, etc., at the bottom, given to another person, with permission to superscribe what conditions he pleases. He…
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A connoisseur.
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To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.
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One well versed in any subject; a skillful or knowing person; a critical judge of any art, particulary of one of the fine arts.
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A chief priest; esp., the head of the Jewish priesthood.
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A public officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine litigated causes, and to administer justice between parties in courts held for…
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One who favors or adheres strictly to a liturgy.
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The state or condition of being a lord; hence (with his or your), a title applied to a lord (except an archbishop or duke, who is called Grace) or a…
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A director; one who gives a mandate or order.
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A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; as, a two-master.
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An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion.
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A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company.
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An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as, legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers…
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The chief admiral of the Turkish fleet.
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An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey, as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The earlier form was bashaw.
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Of or pertaining to a profession, or calling; conforming to the rules or standards of a profession; following a profession; as, professional knowledg…
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One who rebukes.
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One who reproaches.
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One who, or that which, reproves.
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The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme power; dominion; sway; supremacy; in…
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One who withdraws; one who takes back, or retracts.
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One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.
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A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound sheets containing c…
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The quality, state, or condition, of being certain.
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A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.
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One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.
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Taught by use, practice, or experience, experienced; having facility of operation or performance from practice; knowing and ready from much practice;…
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The act of permitting or allowing; formal consent; authorization; leave; license or liberty granted.
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One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.
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To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act; to empower; as, to authorize commissioners to settle a boundary.
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To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act; to empower; as, to authorize commissioners to settle a boundary.
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Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine.
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Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine.
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Confident of one's own strength or powers; relying on one's judgment or ability; self-reliant.
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Confident of one's own strength or powers; relying on one's judgment or ability; self-reliant.
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Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning.
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Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning.
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Uncertain; doubtful; unsteady.
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Uncertain; doubtful; unsteady.
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Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.
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Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.
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Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful.
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Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful.
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The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality.
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The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence.
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The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant.
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Originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers.
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The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in.
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Alt. of Dominancy
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That which a person does, either voluntarily or by appointment, for, or with reference to, others; customary duty, or a duty that arises from the rel…
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The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a purpose; capability; efficacy; influenc…
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Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; es…
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The quality or state of being self-confident; self-reliance.
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The state of being sure; certainty.
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In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order accordin…
Authority is connected to law, but it names a particular institution, source, principle or purpose rather than replacing the word law in every sentence.
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