Definisi : 5. source of information accepted as authoritative, approp n yg berwibawa (yg dirujuk): you must quote your authorities, kamu mesti menyebut buku yg berwibawa yg dirujuk; 6. expert in a particular field, orang yg berwibawa, pakar, ahli: an ~ on Malay custom, pakar dlm adat Melayu; 7. public board, agency, lembaga: port ~, lembaga pelabuhan; have it on good ~, mendapat tahu dr sumber yg /dapat, boleh/ dipercayai; have it on the ~ of so., /menurut, mengikut/ keterangan sso: I have it on the ~ of the Vice-Chancellor that..., menurut keterangan Naib Canselor...; be in ~, berkuasa: whoever is in ~..., sesiapa saja yg berkuasa...; of ~, berwibawa: a man of ~, lelaki yg berwibawa. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. power, right to exact obedience, judge, etc, a. (leg.) kuasa: he had no ~ to act on the matter, dia tdk mempunyai kuasa utk bertindak dlm hal itu; a teacher has ~ over his pupils, guru mempunyai kuasa thdp murid-muridnya; b. (moral ) kewibawaan: he questioned the ~ of his father, dia mempersoalkan kewibawaan bapanya; c. (randomly exercised ) pengaruh: he exercised absolute ~ over the younger children, dia mempunyai pengaruh sepenuhnya thdp kanak-kanak yg lebih muda daripadanya; 2. (esp in pl) person, body having such power, pihak berkuasa: the university authorities, pihak berkuasa universiti; 3. delegated power, kuasa yg diberikan: he was acting on the manager’s ~, dia bertindak dgn kuasa yg diberikan oleh pengurus; 4. influence, power resulting from knowledge etc, kewibawaan: his ~ as a critic was undeniable, kewibawaannya sbg pengkritik tdk dapat dinafikan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)