authority vs professional

professional vs authority

authority and professional both are nouns.

authority is not an adjective while professional is an adjective.

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

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

authority: an expert whose views are taken as definitive
professional: an authority qualified to teach apprentices

Other hyponyms of authority include adviser, advisor, consultant, cognoscente, connoisseur, evaluator, judge, high priest, liturgist, master.

authority (noun)	professional (noun)
the power or right to give orders or make decisions	a person engaged in one of the learned professions
official permission or approval	an authority qualified to teach apprentices
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities	an athlete who plays for pay
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

authority (adjective)	professional (adjective)
	engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
	characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
	of or relating to a profession
	of or relating to or suitable as a profession
	engaged in by members of a profession

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