Noun
- (uncountable) To have authority means to have the power to make a decision. <> hujja, dalili, samun iko, sarauta.
- This judge has the authority to throw you in jail. <> Wannan alƙalin na da ikon jefa ka cikin kurkuku.
- And in Moses [ was a sign ], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority. <> Kuma ga Mũsã, a lõkacin da Muka aiko shi zuwa ga Fir'auna da wani dalĩli bayyananne. = Kuma ga Musa ma (akwai ayah). Sa’ad da Muka aika shi zuwa ga Fir'auna da wani dalĩli bayyananne. --Qur'an 51:38
- (countable) If you are an authority on something, many people think you know very, very much about it. <> mai iko, mai daraja, sananne kan wani fanni
- The Pope is the highest authority in the Catholic church.