Authority
Grounds
Grounds noun - Your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief.
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- Despite being one of the most powerful political figures in the city, she refuses to be assert her authority on the grounds that "children learn best when allowed to learn themselves".
Source: The Only Way They Will Learn -
He later refused to apologize for the remarks on the grounds that everyone knows that Idaho has no authority to issue hunting tags in Washington, D.C.
Source: Crosses the Line Twice -
Technically subverted when the abbot (a legitimate authority) sends him to investigate crimes that will be prosecuted solely under canon law, involving abbey personnel on the monastery's own grounds.
Source: Series / Cadfael
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