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81 undermine
1) (to make (eg a building) insecure by digging away or destroying the base or foundations: The road was being undermined by a stream.) minar2) (to weaken (eg a person's health or authority): Constant hard work had undermined his health.) minar* * *un.der.mine[∧ndəm'ain] vt 1 minar: a) escavar, solapar. b) arruinar gradativamente, corroer. 2 enfraquecer, debilitar insidiosamente. -
82 usurp
[ju'zə:p](to take (another person's power, position etc) without the right to do so: The king's uncle tried to usurp the throne; I shall not allow him to usurp my authority.) usurpar- usurper* * *u.surp[ju:z'əp] vt+vi usurpar, apoderar-se injustamente de. -
83 vote of confidence
(a vote taken to establish whether the government or other authority still has the majority's support for its policies.) voto de confiança* * *vote of confidencevoto de confiança. -
84 wield
[wi:ld]1) (to use: He can certainly wield an axe.) manejar2) (to have and use: to wield authority.) controlar* * *[wi:ld] vt Brit manejar: a) manusear, lidar, usar. she wields a formidable pen / seu estilo de escrever é muito eficiente. b) brandir, empunhar. c) exercer domínio sobre, governar. d) dirigir, controlar. she wields the sceptre / quem manda é ela. -
85 authorities
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86 give in
1) (to stop fighting and admit defeat; to yield: The soldiers were outnumbered and gave in to the enemy.) render-se2) (to hand or bring (something) to someone (often a person in authority): Do we have to give in our books at the end of the lesson?) entregar -
87 in deference to
(showing respct for: I let him speak first, in deference to his authority.) por consideração com -
88 office-bearer
noun (a person who holds a position of authority in a society etc.) membro da direcção -
89 out of control
(not under the authority or power of someone: The brakes failed and the car went out of control; Those children are completely out of control (= wild and disobedient).) descontrolado -
90 turn in
(to hand over (a person or thing) to people in authority: They turned the escaped prisoner in to the police.) entregar -
91 unauthorised
(not having the permission of the people in authority: unauthorized use of the firm's equipment.) não autorizado -
92 management authorization
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93 management mandate
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94 abdicate
['æbdikeit]1) (to leave or give up the position and authority of a king or queen: The king abdicated (the throne) in favour of his son.) abdicar2) (to leave or give up (responsibility, power etc): He abdicated all responsibility for the work to his elder son.) deixar, abrir mão de• -
95 airy
1) (with plenty of (fresh) air: an airy room.) arejado2) (light-hearted and not serious: an airy disregard for authority.) leviano -
96 appropriate
[ə'prəupriət](suitable; proper: Her clothes were appropriate to the occasion; Complain to the appropriate authority.) apropriado- appropriately -
97 assume
[ə'sju:m]1) (to take or accept as true: I assume (that) you'd like time to decide.) supor2) (to take upon oneself or accept (authority, responsibility etc): He assumed the rôle of leader in the emergency.) assumir3) (to put on (a particular appearance etc): He assumed a look of horror.) assumir•- assumed- assumption -
98 authoritarian
adjective (considering obedience to authority more important than personal freedom: an authoritarian government.) autoritário -
99 authoritative
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100 authorities
plural; see authority
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