dv.:   authentically flavoured Mexican dishes fife jf (ft Jg

au then ti cate /a:‘0entikeit/ verb [VN] ~ sth (as sth) to prove that sth is genuine, real or true ^

(ft ; iSE ^:      The letter has been authenticated by hand­writing experts. in „ o

Experts have authenticated the writing as that of Byron himself. ► authen tica­

tion /oi.Oenti'keiJn/ noun [U]

authenticity /,o:0en'tisati/ noun [u] the quality of being genuine or trueS ^14; fift5£14

author On /'o:0a(r)/ noun, verb

■ noun 1 a person who writes books or the person who wrote a particular book # # ; if # ; if k :        Who is

your favourite author? # i| H XA iiitjfM? o He is the author of three books on art.       <, 0

best-selling author Joan Collins 0

Who’s the author? fRAJetl? 2 the person who creates or starts sth, especially a plan or an idea ( Alaif $1 ^ SJl(ft )        £j&A: As the author of the proposal

I cannot agree with you. 3fjft A WIlo

h verb [VN] (formal) to be the author of a book, report, etc.

Mif; mn

authoress /'a:0ares/ noun (old-fashioned) a woman author    icif'k

au thor ial /o:'0o:rial/ adj. [usually before noun] (technical A ip) coming from or connected with the author of sth

authoring /'a:0anr)/ noun [u] (computing if) creating computer programs without using programming language, for use in multimedia products %jf

authoritarian /a:,0DrTtearian; NAmE a,0D:ra'ter-; a,0a:r-/ adj. believing that people should obey authority and rules, even when these are unfair, and even if it means that they lose their personal freedom $clXAX ; -A f|ij (ft :     an authoritarian regime/govemment/

state itIX/ 4U# / Sit ► authoritarian noun: Father was a strict authoritarian. 5t^||yhfEl7j (ftArfrJAAifo authoritarianism noun [U]

authoritative /o:'0Dratativ; NAmE a’0a:rateitiv; a'0a:r-/ adj. 1 showing that you expect people to obey and respect you #^;£(ft; A®tI$; IXJ$A(ft: an authori­tative tone of voice  that you can trust

and respect as true and correct IX Jl£ 14 (ft :            the most

authoritative book on the subject i£^^f4iIJIlXjC(ftij if ► au thori ta tive ly adv.

au-thor-ity 0-w /a:'0nrati; NAmE a'0o:r-; a'0a:r-/ noun (pi -ies)

►                POWER Rj] 1 [U] the power to give orders to people

IX A;   ) : in a position of authority

^ IX 0 She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses.     MM&A*

0 Nothing will be done because no one in authority (= who has a position of power) takes the matter seriously.

|p!^0 2 [U] ~ (to do sth) the power or right to do sth IX; IRIX:            Only the manager has the authority to sign

cheques. RW^SAArlX^AHo

►                PERMISSION ill-; 14 3 [U] official permission to do sth |tt

ISIX: It was done without the principal’s authority. 1$ it 14 ♦ A IX A lit = o We acted under the authority of the UN.

►                ORGANIZATION      4 [C, usually pi.] the people or an

organization who have the power to make decisions or who have a particular area of responsibility in a country or region A ^ ; (IT ft ; 41 IX # :   The health

authorities are investigating the problem.

0 I have to report this to the authorities. f£l#lft'if Ar||it— see also local authority

►                KNOWLEDGE An iR 5 [u] the power to influence people because they respect your knowledge or official position IX $1; J$t#b 14 P|6j A: He spoke with authority on the topic. 1MAi£AWl££^IXJ$;iEo

►                EXPERT f 6 [C] ~ (on sth) a person with special know­ledge A M; ^AIXM; #4 BCE3 specialist : She’s an authority on criminal law.

IfiTOI have sth on good authority to be able to believe