"Authority" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 quán lì power / authority
 quán wēi authority / authoritative / power and prestige
 guǎn lǐ jú authority
 zhí quán authority / power over others
 quán wēi xìng authoritative / (having) authority
 dà wàn star / big shot / celebrity / leading actor / authority (slang)
 dà quán power / authority
 shì quán position / authority / responsibility
 quán bǐng authority
 jù bò thumb / authority (knowledgeable person)
 wēi quán authority / power / authoritarianism / authoritarian
 dà ná (coll.) man in power / boss / authority / expert
 quán authority / power / right / (literary) to weigh / expedient / temporary
 wēi líng authority / prestige / supernatural spirit
 quán xiàn scope of authority / extent of power / (access etc) privileges
 yǒu quán to have the right to / to be entitled to / to have authority / powerful
 wú cóng not to have access / beyond one's authority or capability / sth one has no way of doing
 shēn sù to file a complaint / to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc) / complaint / appeal
 xíng zhèng jī guān administrative authority / branch of government
 wēi fēng might / awe-inspiring authority / impressive
 wú quán to have no right / to have no authority
 zhǔ fù housewife / woman of senior authority in a household / the lady of the house / hostess
 shàng jiāo to hand over to / to give to higher authority / to seek connections in high places
 quán quán full powers / total authority / plenipotentiary powers
 bào pī to report for criticism / to submit for approval to higher authority
 zōng zhǔ head of a clan / natural leader / person of prestige and authority in a domain / suzerain
 lìng pái (archaic) wooden or metal token of authority / (fig.) decree / directive / (computing) token
 mín háng zǒng jú General Civil Aviation Authority
使 jié dù shǐ Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authority, but only civil authority in Song
 A1 bā sī Abbas (name) / Mahmoud Abbas (1935-), also called Abu Mazen, Palestinian leader, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 2005
 guī kǒu to return to one's original trade / to put (a business etc) under the administration of the relevant central authority / (the) relevant (department in charge of sth)
 tài dǒu (abbr. for 泰山北斗[Tai4 Shan1 Bei3 dou3]) distinguished figure / doyen / revered authority
 jiè shì to borrow sb's authority / to seize an opportunity
 yuè quán to go beyond one's authority / arrogation
 fù bì to recover one's power or authority / restoration (of a past regime)
 shuǐ wù jú (municipal) water authority
 gāo tou higher authority / the bosses / on top of
 dé shì to win power / to get authority / to become dominant
 yín wēi abuse of authority / tyrannical abuse
 lǐng dǎo quán leadership authority
 xíng zhèng quán administrative authority / executive power
 zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn (idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority
 gǎng wù jú port authority
 shěn pàn quán jurisdiction / judicial authority
 zhī pèi quán authority to dispose of sth
 jiǎ gōng jì sī official authority used for private interests (idiom) / to attain private ends by abusing public position
 hǔ fú tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.)
 jiàn yuè to usurp / to overstep one's authority
 dāng quán pài persons or faction in authority
 fū quán authority over the household
 sàng to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc) / to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc) / to die / disappointed / discouraged
 shàn without authority / to usurp / to arrogate to oneself / to monopolize / expert in / to be good at
 jiàn (bound form) to overstep one's authority
 fǔ (archaic) motif of axes with black handles and white heads, a symbol of authority embroidered on ceremonial robes
 pìn jī sī chén female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom) / a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers.
 pìn jī mǔ míng female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom) / a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers.
 dìng yú yī zūn (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct / to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority
 zú quán clan authority / clan power
 quán yào keys of authority
 Bā lè sī tǎn Mín zú Quán lì Jī gòu Palestinian National Authority
 jiàn to overstep one's authority / to usurp
 Xiāng gǎng Jīn róng Guǎn lǐ jú Hong Kong Monetary Authority
 yìn bà zi seal of authority / official seal
 qì jiàn arrow used as a token of authority (by field commanders)
 ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom) / to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
 shòu quán fàn wéi scope of authority / mandate
 yǒu quán shì zhě person in power / the one with authority / the guy in charge
 qiè quán to usurp authority / to hold power improperly
 tǒng jiàn to develop as a government project / to construct under the authority of a commission
 Měi guó Lián bāng Háng kōng jú Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)
 yuè zhí to exceed one's authority / to go beyond the bounds of one's job
 bān cì to award (a prize) / to confer on sb / to confer upon by authority
 shí wù jí yào pǐn guǎn lǐ jú US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA)
 guǎn lǐ dāng jú Administering Authority
 háng kōng dāng jú aeronautical authority
 mín háng guǎn lǐ jú Civil Aviation Authority
  Transitional Authority
 diàn xìn guǎn lǐ shǔ Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
  United Nations Administering Authority
  Information and Communication Technology Authority
  African Union Authority
  Uganda Revenue Authority
  Coalition Provisional Authority
 bā ná mǎ yùn hé guǎn lǐ jú zǔ zhī fǎ Organic Law on the Panama Canal Authority
  Intergovernmental Authority on Development
  Central Authority
  world food authority
  International Preliminary Examining Authority
  Authority of Heads of State and Government
 bā ná mǎ yùn hé guǎn lǐ jú Panama Canal Authority
  Transitional Central Authority
  importing authority
  Agricultural and Rural Development Authority
 zhī chū hé zhǔn quán authority for expenditure
 guó jì chū rù jìng guǎn lǐ jú International Access Authority
  contingency authority
  Palestinian Water Authority
  Trans-African Highway Authority
 guó jì zhǔ guǎn jī gòu International Authority
 fāng àn zhī chū hé zhǔn quán programme expenditure authority
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