Authority
Authority noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.
Possession and authority are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Possession" instead a noun "Authority".
Possession
Possession noun - The fact or state of having (something) at one's disposal.
Usage example: a student who was found to have several overdue library books in his possession
Authority and possession are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authority" instead a noun "Possession".
Related pairs
- power and authority
- power and possession
- charge and authority
- charge and possession
- hold and authority
- hold and possession
- control and authority
- control and possession
- effect and authority
- effect and possession
- influence and authority
- influence and possession
- mandate and authority
- mandate and possession
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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No country on Marvel Earth has any law forbidding the possession of super-powers (though the US had tried to pass similar legislations - and failed), and Gyrich has no judicial authority at all.
Source: Obstructive Bureaucrat -
Through possession of wealth, the Elders can circumvent the authority of liberal societies.
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The one trait that ties everyone together is that they are all in possession of skill, authority or money, and in excessive amounts.
Source: Cosmopolitan Council
Cite this Source
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