Authority and Knowledge

Authority

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

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

Knowledge noun - A body of facts learned by study or experience.

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Authority and knowledge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authority" instead a noun "Knowledge".

Nearby Word: knowledgeable

human	human authority	human knowledge
good	good authority	good knowledge
full	full authority	full knowledge
considerable	considerable authority	considerable knowledge
Other adjectives: proper, actual, real, great, little, absolute, personal, secret, ultimate, new, limited, military, medical, newfound.

Reasonable Authority Figure: The primary benefit of high Obligation is the trust of others when acting from a position of knowledge and authority.

Source: Tabletop Game / Genius: The Transgression
He still has some authority and a huge amount of knowledge and expeience, so he's still a help to the heroes.

Source: Supporting Leader
Knowledge Of Angels: The Inquisitor reminds Severo the Inquisition's authority overreaches that of the local cardinal where heresy is concerned, something Severo retorts he already knows.

Source: As You Know

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