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authority

/ɔːˈθɒɹəti/ /əˈθɑɹəti/

Meanings

noun

权力,职权

Examples :

"I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them."
我有权处罚我部门的员工,但没有权力解雇他们。