authority vs master

authority

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

  • 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. 

master

noun
  • Someone who has control over something or someone. 

  • A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings. 

  • A vessel having a specified number of masts. 

  • The original of a document or of a recording. 

  • A male dominant. 

  • A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree. 

  • The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later. 

  • A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices. 

  • The owner of an animal or slave. 

  • A skilled artist. 

  • Someone who employs others. 

  • A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer. 

  • A person holding such a degree. 

  • The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner. 

  • An expert at something. 

  • A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source. 

  • A person holding a similar office in other civic societies. 

adj
  • Original. 

  • Masterful. 

  • Main, principal or predominant. 

  • Highly skilled. 

verb
  • To earn a Master's degree. 

  • To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue. 

  • To be a master. 

  • To learn to a high degree of proficiency. 

  • To make a master copy of. 

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