The doctor is a well-known authority on tropical diseases.
Authorities now believe the murderer may not have acted alone.
He has a very authoritative way of speaking, but he doesn't really know what he is talking about.
He is a well-known authority on the language used
by bees to communicate the location of food.
We don't have the authority to kick kids out of school unless they have been especially violent.
The police action was authorized by the mayor himself.
Prior authorization is required before the police can enter a house to look for
drugs.
There is a Yugoslavian proverb which states that if you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority.
A. J. Ayer once observed that no moral system can rest solely on authority.
Before Galileo's time, scholars tried to resolve questions of science by referring to
authority.
I'm not allowed to authorize any purchases. You'll have to talk to my boss.
The island of Greenland came under Denmark's authority in the early 1800s.
In September 2004, Congress prepared to vote on a resolution authorizing President George W. Bush to wage war in Iraq.
In Vietnam, the husband and father is the head of the household and he has the final authority in all family matters.
Studies show that women are much less likely than men to occupy positions of authority at work.
In 1942, Japanese-Canadians were branded 'enemy aliens' by the highest authority in the land.
In Great Britain alone, more than 2.7 million live animal experiments were authorized in 2002.
Democratic government is based on the consent of the governed and represents an attempt to make authority accountable to the people.
For many years, the people of Chile were forced to endure a strongly authoritarian military rule.
President George Washington authorized the minting of the first U.S. coins in 1792.
In July of 1536, the authority of the Pope was declared void in England by an act of Parliament.
Turkmenistan continues to suffer under the rule of its authoritarian ex-Communist regime.
The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that the will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government.
The Koran states that men have authority over women because God has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them.
Studies show that people with highly authoritarian attitudes tend to be more prejudiced against others than the general population.
In the thirteenth century, the church was seen as the supreme authority, not only in regards to faith and morals, but also in intellectual and political affairs.
Discussion question: Is adolescent rebellion against authority a necessary part of growing up?