Authority and Good

Authority

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

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Good and authority are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Good" instead a noun "Authority".

Good noun - Something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing.

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Authority and good are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authority" instead a noun "Good".

Nearby Words: goodness, goodly, goody

old	old authority	old good
good	good authority	good good
direct	direct authority	direct good
complete	complete authority	complete good
Other adjectives: true, lawful, genuine, single, strong, powerful, actual, real, great, evil, little, absolute, ultimate, new, highest, last, greatest, local, higher.

The difference is that Valkron uses his power and authority for the good of others whereas Argath uses his power and authority to accomplish his own motives.

Source: Fan Fic / Warriors of the World: Soldiers of Fortune
In the episode introducing Bamm-Bamm, Barney, wanting to make a good impression on the child authority, paid an old lady ten dollars a day to help her across the street continuously.

Source: Helping Granny Cross the Street
Its not for his own good, its for the good of the kings ambitions, though considering how short sighted the king is Lesteena may have used her own authority instead.

Source: Visual Novel / Eien no Aselia

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