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Meanings of hold authority in English

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Usage of hold authority in English
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He told them that they were not to be among those who hold authority.
Child's Story of the Bible
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The hereditary chiefs say that they, and not the elected officials, hold authority over traditional lands.
Reuters
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Let him hold authority, and live outside authority!
The Patrician
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Neither running water nor extreme heights made him afraid; and, as an ex-serang, he knew how to hold authority.
The Bridge-Builders
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But I'm on the side of the public -it's my job to hold authority to account on its behalf.
The Guardian
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Basic issues such as who holds authority to approve deals remain unresolved.
Reuters
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We have no recourse where we can hold authorities to account, said Grodzki.
Reuters
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But the Bible has several examples of women who held authority.
A vote of confidence
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During last month's national dialogue on democracy there was discussion about who holds authority and power.
Radio NZ
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His tone was kindly but it held authority.
Greatheart
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Technically, he held authority over all the Church's clergy, but Grayson religious tradition enshrined freedom of conscience.
Flag in Exile
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The cold voice held authority-theauthority he had come to respect in hospital-andhe waited, setting his teeth.
The Window-Gazer
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"De Coigny told me so; and he held authority in the Government."
Verner's Pride
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The blond templar who'd invoked the king's aid wore a scarlet thread in his sleeve and held authority the others respected.
The brazen gambit
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He held authority in that house,-authoritylimited, indeed, to one-halfof one afternoon in seven, but very real while it lasted.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
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"Did they see the lookout?" His low voice held authority.
The spurned viscountess
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