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1 authority
∎ who's in authority here? qui est le responsable ici?;∎ in a position of authority en position d'autorité;∎ she has authority or she is in authority over all the staff elle a autorité sur tout le personnel;∎ he made his authority felt il faisait sentir son autorité;∎ Politics those in authority in Haiti ceux qui gouvernent en Haïti(b) (forcefulness) autorité f, assurance f;∎ "no!" he said with authority "non!" dit-il avec autorité;∎ her conviction gave authority to her argument sa conviction a donné du poids à son raisonnement;∎ his opinions carry a lot of authority ses opinions font autorité(c) (permission) autorisation f, droit m;∎ to give sb authority to do sth autoriser qn à faire qch;∎ who gave him (the) authority to enter? qui lui a donné l'autorisation d'entrer?, qui l'a autorisé à entrer?;∎ they had no authority to answer ils n'étaient pas habilités à répondre;∎ I decided on my own authority j'ai décidé de ma propre autorité ou de mon propre chef;∎ on his authority avec son autorisation;∎ on whose authority did they search the house? avec l'autorisation de qui ont-ils perquisitionné la maison?;∎ without authority sans autorisation(d) (usu pl) (people in command) autorité f;∎ Politics the authorities les autorités fpl, l'administration f;∎ the proper authorities qui de droit, les autorités compétentes;∎ the education/housing authority = services chargés de l'éducation/du logement;∎ we'll go to the highest authority in the land nous nous adresserons aux plus hautes instances du pays∎ he's an authority on China c'est un grand spécialiste de la Chine∎ I have it on his authority that she was there il m'a certifié qu'elle était présente;∎ we have it on good authority that… nous tenons de source sûre ou de bonne source que… -
2 authority
authority [ɔ:ˈθɒrɪtɪ]a. ( = power to give orders) autorité fb. ( = permission) autorisation f• on whose authority? avec l'autorisation de qui ?c. ( = competence) to speak with authority parler avec compétence• I have it on good authority that... je tiens de bonne source que...d. ( = organization) organisme m* * *[ɔː'θɒrətɪ] 1.2) (forcefulness, confidence) autorité f3) ( permission) autorisation f4) ( organization) autorité f6) ( source of information) source f2.authorities plural noun gen, Administration, Politics autorités fplthe school/hospital authorities — la direction de l'école/de l'hôpital
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A n1 ( power) autorité f (over sur) ; the authority of the state l'autorité de l'État ; to have the authority to do avoir toute autorité pour faire ; to have no authority to do n'avoir aucune autorité pour faire ; to be in authority occuper un poste de responsabilité ; he will be reported to those in authority son cas sera référé à qui de droit ; who's in authority here? qui commande ici? ; to do sth on sb's authority faire qch sous les ordres de qn ; to be/act under sb's authority être/agir sous les ordres de qn ; on one's own authority de son propre chef ;2 (forcefulness, confidence) autorité f ; to speak with authority parler avec autorité ; to lack authority [person, performance] manquer d'autorité ;3 ( permission) autorisation f ; to give sb (the) authority to do autoriser qn à faire, donner à qn l'autorisation de faire ;4 ( organization) autorité f ;6 ( source of information) source f ; what is your authority for these figures? de quelles sources proviennent vos chiffres? ; I have it on good authority that je sais de source sûre que.B authorities npl gen, Admin, Pol autorités fpl ; to report sth to the authorities signaler qch aux autorités ; the school/hospital authorities la direction de l'école/de l'hôpital. -
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∎ the authorities les autorités f pl;∎ I'd like to speak to someone in authority je voudrais parler à un responsable;∎ she has authority over all the staff elle a autorité sur tout le personnel(b) (permission) autorisation f;∎ to give sb authority to do sth autoriser qn à faire qch -
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[o:'Ɵorəti]plural - authorities; noun1) (the power or right to do something: He gave me authority to act on his behalf.) autorité2) (a person who is an expert, or a book that can be referred to, on a particular subject: He is an authority on Roman history.) autorité3) ((usually in plural) the person or people who have power in an administration etc: The authorities would not allow public meetings.) (les) autorités4) (a natural quality in a person which makes him able to control and influence people: a man of authority.) autorité•- authoritative -
6 authority
pouvoirs mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > authority
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7 authority
1) Pol. autorité; pouvoir; ascendant; pf. autorité morale2) Jur. compétence; capacité juridique; habilitation3) mandat; pouvoir; procurationEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > authority
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8 authority of precedent
Jur. force du précédentEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > authority of precedent
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9 authority of recitals
Jur. force probante des exposés/des déclarationsEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > authority of recitals
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10 authority to collect
Jur. mandat de recouvrementEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > authority to collect
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11 authority to enforce a judgment
Jur. ordonnance d'exequatur; mandat d'exécutionEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > authority to enforce a judgment
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12 authority to enforce execute a judgment
Jur. ordonnance d'exequatur; mandat d'exécutionEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > authority to enforce execute a judgment
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13 authority vested in
Pol. pouvoirs conférés àEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > authority vested in
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18 Advertising Standards Authority
Big English-French dictionary > Advertising Standards Authority
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19 Atomic Energy Authority
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20 British Airports Authority
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