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autoridad

authority

Surface form · la autoridad

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Noun

  1. 1

    (power) authority

    El director tiene la autoridad final para tomar decisiones.

    The director has the final authority to make decisions.
  2. 2

    (person/institution) authority

    Las autoridades locales decidieron cerrar la calle.

    The local authorities decided to close the street.
  3. 3

    (expertise) authority

    Es una autoridad en el campo de la física cuántica.

    He is an authority in the field of quantum physics.

1(power)authority

El director tiene la autoridad final para tomar decisiones.

The director has the final authority to make decisions.

El capitán tiene toda la autoridad en el barco.

The captain has all the authority on the ship.

No tienes la autoridad para dar esa orden.

You don't have the authority to give that order.

La policía es una autoridad.

The police is an authority.

2(person/institution)authority

Las autoridades locales decidieron cerrar la calle.

The local authorities decided to close the street.

Las autoridades sanitarias emitieron una alerta.

The health authorities issued an alert.

Debemos respetar a las autoridades del país.

We must respect the authorities of the country.

Él tiene mucha autoridad en su campo.

He has a lot of authority in his field.

3(expertise)authority

Es una autoridad en el campo de la física cuántica.

He is an authority in the field of quantum physics.

Es una autoridad reconocida en literatura clásica.

He is a recognized authority in classical literature.

Su opinión es valorada porque es una autoridad en la materia.

His opinion is valued because he is an authority on the subject.

Debes respetar a la autoridad.

You must respect authority.
Noun

Forms

plural

autoridades

singular

autoridad