obedience to authority

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• Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View —   …   Wikipedia

• Obedience (human behavior) — Behavioural Influences Fields of Study Obedience Compliance Disobedience Group influences Social perception Topics Attribution theory Cognitive dissonance theo …   Wikipedia

• Obedience — The term obedience can refer to: Obedience (human behavior) The educational film Obedience about the Milgram experiment on obedience to authority figures Vow of obedience as an evangelical counsel Obedience training for dogs Obedience trial, a… …   Wikipedia

• Obedience — • The complying with a command or precept. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Obedience     Obedience     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Obedience — O*be di*ence, n. [F. ob[ e]dience, L. obedientia, oboedientia. See {Obedient}, and cf. {Obeisance}.] 1. The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• authority — au·thor·i·ty n pl ties 1: an official decision of a court used esp. as a precedent 2 a: a power to act esp. over others that derives from status, position, or office the authority of the president; also: jurisdiction b: the power to act …   Law dictionary

• Authority (disambiguation) — Authority may refer to:Types of authority* Authority in government generally refers to the ability to make laws or rules ** democratic authority ** monarchic authority ** republican authority * Authoritarianism describes a form of social control… …   Wikipedia

• obedience — (n.) c.1200, submission to a higher power or authority, from O.Fr. obedience (12c.) and directly from L. obedientia obedience, noun of quality from obedientem (nom. obediens); see OBEDIENT (Cf. obedient). In reference to dog training from 1930 …   Etymology dictionary

• authority — [ə thôr′ə tē, əthär′ə tē] n. pl. authorities [ME autorite < OFr autorité, auctorité < L auctoritas < auctor, AUTHOR] 1. a) the power or right to give commands, enforce obedience, take action, or make final decisions; jurisdiction b) the… …   English World dictionary

• authority — (n.) early 13c., autorite book or quotation that settles an argument, from O.Fr. auctorité authority, prestige, right, permission, dignity, gravity; the Scriptures (12c.; Mod.Fr. autorité), from L. auctoritatem (nom. auctoritas) invention, advice …   Etymology dictionary

• authority — ► NOUN (pl. authorities) 1) the power or right to give orders and enforce obedience. 2) a person or organization having official power. 3) recognized knowledge or expertise. 4) an authoritative person or book. ORIGIN Old French autorite, from… …   English terms dictionary