auctoritas — meaning in English

English meaning

• authority noun The power or right to give orders, make decisions, or enforce obedience.
• influence noun The power to affect how someone or something develops, behaves, or thinks.
• weight noun How heavy someone or something is.

Senses

auctoritas is used for these senses in English:

• authority (uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.
• influence The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.
• weight (figurative) Importance or influence.

authority — full definition

1. noun The power or right to give orders, make decisions, or enforce obedience.
2. noun A person or source widely recognised as an expert on a subject.
3. noun A government body responsible for a particular public service.

influence — full definition

1. noun The power to affect how someone or something develops, behaves, or thinks.
2. verb To affect or change someone's thinking, behavior, or development.

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