authority vs civil authority

civil authority vs authority

authority and civil authority both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
authority	Yes	No	No	No
civil authority	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, civil authority is a hyponym of authority; that is, civil authority is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than authority:

authority: (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
civil authority: a person who exercises authority over civilian affairs

Other hyponyms of authority include abrogator, allocator, distributor, approver, authority figure, authoriser, authorizer, mandator, pacha, pasha, civil officer, rebuker, reproacher, reprover, upbraider, withdrawer.

authority (noun)	civil authority (noun)
the power or right to give orders or make decisions	a person who exercises authority over civilian affairs
official permission or approval
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
an authoritative written work
an administrative unit of government
an expert whose views are taken as definitive
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others

Difference between authority and civil authority

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