with authority

phrase

: with the confident quality of someone who knows a lot about something or who is respected or obeyed by other people

She spoke with authority about the history of the building.

Examples of with authority in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The bill would also establish a new Department of Artificial Intelligence with authority over frontier systems. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

The buyer’s managing how someone with authority over them perceives them. — Laiba Tariq, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

The Dodgers struck back in the bottom half of the inning — but not exactly with authority. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

According to the documents, Paul Linnell, the office's director of elections, would serve as state recount official, with authority to appoint deputy and assistant deputy officials to oversee counting at sites across the state. — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for with authority

• exteriority
• inferiority
• superiority
• majority
• minority
• priority
• seniority
• sonority
• sorority