autoridad
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin auctōritās, auctōritātem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /autoɾiˈdad/ [au̯.t̪o.ɾiˈð̞að̞]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -ad
- Syllabification: au‧to‧ri‧dad
Noun
autoridad f (plural autoridades)
- (uncountable) authority (the power to enforce rules or give orders)
- (countable) authority (persons in command)
- (countable) authority (a person accepted as a source of reliable information on a subject)
Derived terms
- abuso de autoridad
- autoridad competente
- autoritario
- resistencia a la autoridad
Related terms
- autor
- autorizar
Further reading
- “autoridad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014