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autoridad

/autoɾiˈdad/, [au̯.t̪o.ɾiˈð̞að̞]

authority

Noun autoridad f (plural autoridades)

  1. (uncountable) authority (the power to enforce rules or give orders)
  2. (countable) authority (persons in command)
  3. (countable) authority (a person accepted as a source of reliable information on a subject)

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Es trágica la situación en que el pueblo de Dios pierde su autoridad en el mundo, y siempre es así cuando mezclan su sangre con la del mundo, y cuando el mundo es mezclado con ellos.

    It is a tragic situation when the people of God lose their authority in the world, and they always do so when they mix in with the world, and when the world is mixed in with them.

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  • La voluntad del pueblo es la base de la autoridad del poder público; esta voluntad se expresará mediante elecciones auténticas que habrán de celebrarse periódicamente, por sufragio universal e igual y por voto secreto u otro procedimiento equivalente que garantice la libertad del voto.

    The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.

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  • Solo después de un siglo y medio de confusión la autoridad real fue restaurada.

    Only after a century and a half of confusion was the royal authority restored.

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  • Estoy convencido de que hoy la mayoría de los estadounidenses quieren lo que querían aquellos primeros estadounidenses: una vida mejor para ellos mismos y para sus hijos, un mínimo de autoridad gubernamental.

    I'm convinced that today the majority of Americans want what those first Americans wanted: A better life for themselves and their children; a minimum of government authority.

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  • Los estudiantes se levantaron contra la autoridad.

    The students revolted against authority.

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  • Él es una reconocida autoridad en la materia.

    He is a recognized authority on the subject.

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  • Él es una autoridad en física.

    He is an authority on physics.

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  • Ella es vista como la autoridad líder en el campo.

    She is looked on as the leading authority on the subject.

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  • Los niños deberían obedecer a la autoridad.

    Children should obey authority.

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  • Tom no tiene autoridad.

    Tom has no authority.

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