autoridad

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin auctōritātem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /autoɾiˈdad/ [au̯.t̪o.ɾiˈð̞að̞]

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• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: au‧to‧ri‧dad

Noun

autoridad f (plural autoridades)

1. (uncountable) authority (the power to enforce rules or give orders)
2. (countable) authority (persons in command)
3. (countable) authority (a person accepted as a source of reliable information on a subject)

Derived terms

• abuso de autoridad
• argumento de autoridad
• autoridad competente
• autoritario
• resistencia a la autoridad

 

Related terms

• autor
• autorizar

 

Further reading

• “autoridad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28