A postmodern approach to analysing intersubjective discourses, based on the ways that authority is rooted in individuals' knowledge and perspectives, and the power that such authority exerts.

(informal) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.

A surname.

(transitive) To feel pity for (someone or something). / (transitive, now regional) To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of.