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.
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.