Authority and Charge

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Authority

Authority noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.

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Charge is a synonym for authority in power topic. In some cases you can use "Charge" instead a noun "Authority", when it comes to topics like direction, prerogative.

Nearby Words: authorize, authorise, authoritative, author, authorization

Charge

Charge noun - A formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person.

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Authority is a synonym for charge in direction topic. Sometimes you can use "Authority" instead a noun "Charge".

Nearby Words: charged, charging, chargeable, charger

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old	old authority	old charge
good	good authority	good charge
high	high authority	high charge
full	full authority	full charge
Other adjectives: direct, single, actual, great, little, personal, new, major, final, less, limited, extra, last, said.

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But Gaou has nothing but respect for Marco and no desire to challenge his authority, meaning Marco is really in charge.

Source: Large and in Charge
Walt later tries to use this to motivate Jesse to stick with his crew instead of retiring, offering to put him in charge of his own lab with the respect and authority that entails.

Source: Better Living Through Evil
Other Creons (such as Creon of Corinth in Euripides' Medea) tend to simply be straightforward in-charge types representing power, rulership and authority.

Source: The Creon

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