Authority and Task

Authority

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

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

Task noun - A piece of work that needs to be done regularly.

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Authority and task are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authority" instead a noun "Task".

Nearby Words: tasked, taskwork, tasking

human	human authority	human task
single	single authority	single task
actual	actual authority	actual task
great	great authority	great task
Other adjectives: evil, personal, ultimate, new, major, sole, final, primary, last.

We have harnessed them all to the task: each one of them on his own account is boring away at the last remnants of authority, is striving to overthrow all established form of order.

Source: Literature / The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
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
Summoning a demon to perform a task was, at a basic level, no different than calling for a servant the king had given you authority over to ask them to do you a favor.

Source: Dark Is Not Evil / Mythology & Religion

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