authority vs fool

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. 

fool

noun
  • Someone who derives pleasure from something specified. 

  • A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream. 

  • A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages). 

  • A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. 

  • A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester. 

  • Buddy, dude, man. 

adj
  • Foolish. 

verb
  • To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly. 

  • To trick; to deceive. 

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