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.
Rule; dominion; control; power.
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion.
A rocking or swinging motion.
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.
To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
To have weight or influence.
To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp.
To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.