Authority and Validity

Authority

Authority noun - The capacity to persuade.
Usage example: a strict grammarian whose pronouncements carried plenty of authority with my third-grade English teacher

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

Validity

Validity noun - The quality of being valid and rigorous.
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Synonyms for Validity

Authority and validity are semantically related in soundness topic. Sometimes you can use "Authority" instead a noun "Validity", if it concerns topics such as genuineness.

Nearby Words: validate, valid, validation, validated

How words are described

equal equal authority equal validity
legal legal authority legal validity
actual actual authority actual validity
little little authority little validity
Other adjectives: absolute, new, less.

Both words in one sentence

  • Therefore, not all people are authorized to baptize (or else the authority would be superfluous), and without this authority, saving ordinances have no validity.
  • Death Glare The fact that he is a former Navy SEAL reinforces the validity of this beyond any formal authority.
    Source: Death Glare
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