autoridad

/autoɾiˈdad/, [au̯.t̪o.ɾiˈð̞að̞]

authority

Examples

Tom es una autoridad en esa área.

Tom is an authority on the subject.

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Parece ser que el policía de esta serie de televisión es un policía corrupto que abusa de su autoridad.

It seems that the policeman in this TV series is a dirty cop who abuses his authority.

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El gobernador abusó de su autoridad.

The governor abused his authority.

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Estás abusando de tu autoridad.

You are abusing your authority.

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El gobernador le invistió con autoridad total.

The governor invested him with full authority.

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