| challenge | n cabaran: to accept a ~, menerima cabaran; a ~ to his authority, satu cabaran thdp kewibawaannya; issue so. a ~, mencabar sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| authority | 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 |