Ang kahulugan ng diksyunaryo ng salitang "awtoridad" ay ang mga tao o organisasyong may kapangyarihang gumawa ng mga desisyon o magpatupad ng mga tuntunin at regulasyon. Maaari itong tumukoy sa mga indibidwal o grupo na humahawak ng mga opisyal na posisyon sa pamahalaan, tagapagpatupad ng batas, edukasyon, o iba pang mga lugar ng awtoridad. Maaari rin itong tumukoy sa kalipunan ng kaalaman o kadalubhasaan na kinikilala bilang may awtoridad sa isang partikular na larangan.
1. Knowing that the English authorities dealt very severely with this kind of misdemeanour, he promised them a goodly sum in damages, and sent them forward to Calcutta by the next train.
2. Fix decided that he must warn the English authorities, and signal the Rangoon before her arrival.
3. The press would be up my ass when the authorities finished with me.
4. Whatever was happening in the hospital was unexplainable, but would the authorities see this as justified, Charlie doubted it.
5. Spread the word because the radio offers the only way for authorities to contact you with vital information.
6. We decided it would be best to pick up and get moving, just in case our unwitting host was off to alert the authorities to our location.
7. I had to warn the authorities and help free the others.
8. The authorities would come and lock them in an insane asylum.
9. Alas, his crusade sought to promote peace and justice, but the authorities might choose to overlook that fact.
10. Each team member would have his or her specific responsibility when the operation commenced, and at least one must be assigned the task of filming the druggists and their drugs as evidence to give the authorities.