authority vs following

authority

noun
  • Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation. 

  • A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject. 

  • Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement. 

  • Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity. 

  • A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit. 

  • Power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right. 

following

noun
  • Vocation; business; profession. 

  • A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after. 

  • A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage. 

adj
  • About to be specified. 

  • Blowing in the direction of travel. 

  • Coming next, either in sequence or in time. 

prep
  • After, subsequent to. 

How often have the words authority and following occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )