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authority
/a-thor-rə-tee/
 
n-uc.
 
1.
Def.: katenged
MS: katenged
the power to do something or to tell someone what to do (have authority over someone, be in authority over someone).
Teachers have authority over their students.
Ka me meistra due katenged diyè te me istudyanti ran.
A teacher has authority to give homework.
 
n-pl.
 
2.
Def.: due me katungdanan wey katenged
The authorities in a place are the people who have power (especially government power).
The authorities here work in the Barangay Hall.
Sem.Dom.: plural nouns
 
n-ct.
 
3.
Def.: due katuenan din
MS: due katuenan din
An authority on a particular subject is a person who knows a lot about that subject.
He is an authority on Philippine history, and has written many books about it.
Sem.Dom.: AWL1
Status: ready

Last updated: 17/Jan/2012