supreme authority
1supreme authority — index predominance, supremacy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2supreme authority — decisive power, ultimate judge, one whose decisions cannot be appealed …
3supreme authority — noun someone with the power to settle matters at will she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion • Syn: ↑arbiter • Hypernyms: ↑expert …
4authority — au·thor·i·ty n pl ties 1: an official decision of a court used esp. as a precedent 2 a: a power to act esp. over others that derives from status, position, or office the authority of the president; also: jurisdiction b: the power to act …
5supreme — 01. The ascent of Mount Logan was the [supreme] challenge of his brief climbing career. 02. Adolf Hitler believed in the [supremacy] of a German master race. 03. The case is set to go before the [Supreme] Court next month. 04. The American… …
6authority — noun 1 (often authorities) people with responsibility for making decisions ADJECTIVE ▪ central, district, federal, local, municipal, regional ▪ government, pu …
7Authority — In politics, authority (Latin auctoritas , used in Roman law as opposed to potestas and imperium ) is often used interchangeably with the term power . However, their meanings differ: while power refers to the ability to achieve certain ends,… …
8Supreme Court Act — The Supreme Court Act is an Act passed by the Parliament of Canada which established the Supreme Court of Canada. It was originally passed in 1875 as the Supreme and Exchequer Courts Act. At the time, the Supreme Court was not the supreme… …
9authority — 01. The doctor is a well known [authority] on tropical diseases. 02. [Authorities] now believe the murderer may not have acted alone. 03. He has a very [authoritative] way of speaking, but he doesn t really know what he is talking about. 04. He… …
10Supreme Court of the Netherlands — Hoge Raad der Nederlanden Established 1838 Jurisdiction …
