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to defy authority

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  • authority — n. control power 1) to assume; delegate; demonstrate, show; establish; exercise, wield; invoke authority 2) to defy; deny, reject; undermine authority 3) absolute, complete, full, supreme, unquestioned; parental authority 4) authority for; over… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • defy — de|fy [dıˈfaı] v past tense and past participle defied present participle defying third person singular defies [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: defier, from Latin fidere to trust ] 1.) to refuse to obey a law or rule, or refuse to do… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • defy — verb ADVERB ▪ openly ▪ Journalists were openly defying the authorities. VERB + DEFY ▪ be prepared to (esp. BrE), be willing to ▪ He is willing to defy his own party …   Collocations dictionary

  • authority — noun 1 (often authorities) people with responsibility for making decisions ADJECTIVE ▪ central, district, federal, local, municipal, regional ▪ government, pu …   Collocations dictionary

  • defy — verb defied, defying (T) 1 to refuse to obey a law or rule, or refuse to do what someone in authority tells you to do: He defied his father s wishes and married Agnes. 2 defy description/analysis/imagination etc to be so extreme or unusual that… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • defy — defiable, adj. defyingly, adv. v. /di fuy /; n. /di fuy , dee fuy/, v., defied, defying, n., pl. defies. v.t. 1. to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly: to defy parental authority. 2. to offer effective resistance to: a fort that… …   Universalium

  • Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority — Infobox Public transit name = Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority imagesize = 168px locale = Los Angeles County transit type = Rapid transit (Subway) Light rail Local Bus Bus rapid transit began operation = July 1, 1976… …   Wikipedia

  • John Sunderland (businessman) — Sir John Michael Sunderland is a British businessman who was President of the Confederation of British Industry from 2004 to 2006, where his priority was restoring confidence in business after a series of corporate scandals. [http://www.telegraph …   Wikipedia

  • The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (film) — Infobox Film name = The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (film) caption = director = Tony Richardson producer = writer = Alan Sillitoe starring = Tom Courtenay Michael Redgrave James Bolam Ray Austin John Thaw Alec McCowen released = 1962… …   Wikipedia

  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off — Infobox Film name = Ferris Bueller s Day Off caption = Theatrical release poster director = John Hughes writer = John Hughes starring = Matthew Broderick Alan Ruck Mia Sara Jeffrey Jones Jennifer Grey Edie McClurg music = Ira Newborn Arthur Baker …   Wikipedia

  • Wally Hedrick — Infobox Artist bgcolour = #6495ED name = Wally Hedrick imagesize = caption = Wally Hedrick, c.1967, in studio working on The War Room (1967) birthname = birthdate = 1928 location = Pasadena, California deathdate = 2003 deathplace = San Francisco …   Wikipedia

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