Vocab Info
N1 Noun
権威authority, power, influence
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun
1.
authority, power, influence, prestige
2.
(an) authority (on), expert
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権威 【けんい】
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親は子供に対して権威を示すべきだ。
Parents should assert their authority over their children.
- N1
権威のある賞を受賞したので私は幸せです。
I’m happy to have received a prestigious award.
- N1
心臓外科の権威は心臓について全てを知っています。
A leading authority in cardiac surgery knows everything about the heart.
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権威を振りかざしたが最後、皆からの尊敬の念を失う事になるだろう。
The moment you start throwing around your influence, you’ll lose everyone’s respect.
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行政の権威が失墜してしまったが故に、国民たちが好き勝手をしています。
With the authority of the administration in decline, citizens are doing as they please.
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