ADJ
- district, local, regional
- government, public
- education, health, military, planning, tax
- The government is urging education authorities to spend less money
- competent, lawful, relevant, statutory
AUTHORITY + VERB
- agree sth, claim sth, decide sth, deny sth, promise sth
- The local health authority denied negligence
- allow (sb) sth, give (sb) sth, grant (sb) sth
- The local authority has not granted planning permission
ADJ
- absolute, complete, full, supreme
- governmental, judicial, legal, ministerial, parental, presidential
VERB + AUTHORITY
- have
- Parents have the authority to discipline their children
- assume
- He assumed full authority as tsar in 1689
- give sb
- assert, demonstrate, establish, exercise, exert, show, use, wield
- The new manager obviously felt the need to demonstrate her authority
- delegate
- give up, relinquish
- abuse
- challenge, defy, deny, rebel against, reject, undermine
- She had challenged my authority once too often
- usurp
AUTHORITY + NOUN
- figure
- adult authority figures such as parents and teachers
PREP
- in ~
- I need to talk to someone in authority
- under the ~ of
- This can only be done under the authority of the government minister
- without ~
- He took the car without authority
- ~ over
- Central government has extensive authority over teachers
PHRASES
- an air of authority
- He bore an air of authority
- position of authority
- She holds a position of authority in the local church
ADJ
- leading, respected, world
- unimpeachable, unquestioned
VERB + AUTHORITY
- cite, invoke
- Copernicus justified his innovation by citing respected authorities
PREP
- ~ on
- She's a leading authority on genetics