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.
Of a ruler: supreme authority over all things.
An independent or sovereign territory.
Of a polity: the state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations.
Of a person: the liberty to decide one's thoughts and actions.
Excellence, mastery, preeminent efficacy.