authority vs civil officer

civil officer vs authority

authority and civil officer both are nouns.

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

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

authority: (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
civil officer: 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 authority, rebuker, reproacher, reprover, upbraider, withdrawer.

authority (noun)	civil officer (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 officer

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