[under authority u don't get liberty;
w/ a revolution u don't need justice]
au·thor·i·ty/əˈTHôrədē/noun: authority;
noun: auth.; plural noun: authorities
the power or right to give orders,
make decisions, and enforce obedience.
"he had absolute authority
over his subordinates"
power, jurisdiction,
command,
control, charge, dominance, rule,
sovereignty, supremacy; influence;
clout "a rebellion against
rev·o·lu·tion
ˌrevəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/noun: revolution;
plural noun: revolutions
a forcible overthrow of a government
or social order in favor of a new system.
synonyms: rebellion, revolt, insurrection,
mutiny, uprising, riot, rioting,
insurgence,
seizure of power, coup d'état
"the French aristocracy
was ill-prepared to quell a revolution"
US the American Revolution;
in Marxism the class struggle that is expected
to lead to political change & the triumph
of communism.
noun: Revolution; noun: the Revolution
a dramatic and wide-reaching change
in the way something works
or is organized or in people's ideas about it:
"marketing underwent a revolution"
synonyms: dramatic change, radical alteration,
sea change, metamorphosis, transformation,
innovation, reorganization, restructuring;
shake-up, shakedown
"a revolution in printing techniques"
an instance of revolving.
"one revolution a second"
synonyms: turn, single turn, rotation,
circle, spin; circuit, lap
"one revolution of a wheel"
the movement of an object in a circular
or elliptical course around another or about an axis or center.
"observing the revolution about the axis of rotation"
synonyms: turning, rotation, circling; orbit
"the revolution of the earth"
a single orbit of one object around another
or about an axis or center.
Origin
late Middle English: from Old French,
or from late Latin revolutio(n-), from revolvere ‘roll back’ those in authority";
the right to act in a specified way,
delegated from one person or organization to another.
"military forces have the legal authority
to arrest drug traffickers"
authorization, right, power, mandate, prerogative, license, permission
"the authority to arrest drug traffickers"
official permission; sanction.
"the money was spent without congressional authority"
a person or organization having power or control
in a particular, typically political
or administrative, sphere.
"the health authorities"
synonyms: officials, officialdom;
government, administration, establishment; police;
the powers that be
"they failed to report the theft to the authorities"
the power to influence others, especially
because of one's commanding manner
or one's recognized knowledge about something.
"he has the natural authority of one
who is used to being obeyed"
the confidence resulting from personal expertise.
"he hit the ball with authority"
a person with extensive or specialized
knowledge about a subject; an expert.
"she was an authority on the stock market"
expert, specialist, aficionado, pundit, guru, sage
"an authority on the stock market"
a book or other source able to supply reliable
information or evidence,
typically to settle a dispute;
"the court cited a series of authorities
supporting their decision"
Middle English: from Old French autorite,
from Latin auctoritas, from auctor ‘originator, promoter’
