Authority
Authority noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.
Commission is a synonym for authority in committee topic. In some cases you can use "Commission" instead a noun "Authority".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- He also carried a commission from the NYPD enabling him to act with official police authority.
Source: Adventure aka: Adventure Series - The Man of Steel averts this by having the mayor of Metropolis (as fallout from a challenge to his authority by Lex Luthor) commission Superman directly as a special deputy, which at least gives Superman jurisdiction within Metropolis city limits.
Source: Reality Ensues / Comic Books -
Greater Scope Paragon: CMLL is one of the promotions that recognizes the authority of Comision de Box y Lucha Libre de Mexico, D.F, although they became increasingly relaxed over the decades as CMLL introduced its own title belts the athletic commission does have direct control of.
Source: Wrestling / CMLL
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