Authority
Authority noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.
Lack
Lack noun - The fact or state of being absent.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Given their relative lack of authority, anyone who is Gung Holier Than Thou is merely an annoyance.
Source: Gung Holier Than Thou -
Applies to pretty much everything Hastings does, as he never lets his lack of authority stop him trying to enforce the laws of his own planet.
Source: Fanfic / A New World, A New Way - While he originally gained prominence by being the Yeerks' authority on Andalites, his brutish ways and lack of subtlety wouldn't have let him progress much further.
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