Authority and Utility

Authority

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

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

Utility noun - The capacity for being useful for some purpose.

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Authority and utility are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authority" instead a noun "Utility".

human	human authority	human utility
high	high authority	high utility
direct	direct authority	direct utility
true	true authority	true utility
Other adjectives: genuine, single, strong, powerful, actual, real, great, little, sole, less, limited, last, operational.

Kicked Upstairs: In Season 3, the board at MacMillan Utility Strip Joe of his authority after he essentially tries to turn the company into an early ISP.

Source: Series / Halt and Catch Fire
Sometimes this is enforced by the authority that granted their abilities, but most often, even if they are aware of the Mundane Utility, it is self-imposed.

Source: Comes Great Responsibility

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