authority vs distributor

distributor vs authority

authority and distributor both are nouns.

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

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

authority: (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
distributor: a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion

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

authority (noun)	distributor (noun)
the power or right to give orders or make decisions	electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence
official permission or approval	a company that markets merchandise
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities	someone who markets merchandise
an authoritative written work	a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion
an administrative unit of government
an expert whose views are taken as definitive
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others

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