Authority and Mission

Authority

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

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

Mission noun - A specific task with which a person or group is charged.

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Authority and mission are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authority" instead a noun "Mission".

true	true authority	true mission
single	single authority	single mission
actual	actual authority	actual mission
real	real authority	real mission
Other adjectives: great, personal, secret, new, major, final, military, extra, official, primary, last.

The Church is portrayed as having some kind of mission or authority other than just religious, as in they are a task-force, or protectors against supernatural forces, or just the ultimate authority in the world, more like an empire.

Source: Anime Catholicism
Spectres are granted extraordinary authority in pursuit of their mission, whatever scale that mission may be.

Source: Outranking Your Job
With their own authority, they can also claim ownership of anything they deem valuable enough for a mission (which, depending on the mission and the Inquisitor, can be anything).

Source: Crimefighting with Cash

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