authority vs loss

authority

noun
  • 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. 

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

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

loss

noun
  • The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement. 

  • The death of a person or animal. 

  • Defeat; an instance of being defeated. 

  • Something that has been destroyed or ruined. 

  • The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died. 

  • The sum an entity loses on balance. 

  • The destruction or ruin of an object. 

  • Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work. 

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