plural of authority figure

plural of unitary authority

In local government, a single-tier authority which replaces a two-tier structure. For example, in England, county councils are abolished and their responsibilities are transferred to boroughs and local government districts (but this only applies to some counties, not all). In some cases complete counties, such as Cornwall and Northumberland, are now unitary authorities without any subdivision into local government districts.

(business) The authority of an employee acting unilaterally to commit an employer to a contract. / (business) The maximum value of such contract.

(euphemistic) Disobedience, a disinclination to obey.

simple past tense and past participle of de-authorize

Alternative form of deauthorize

A technique of literary analysis that disregards authorial intent, focusing only on the text.

(Canada, US law) The claimed legitimization of a person's acts by his/her role as an agent of governmental power.

(publishing, derogatory) A publisher that relies on producing large numbers of small-run books by different authors, as opposed to a smaller number of works published in larger numbers.