| − | '''Authority''' is a [[position]] where one (or many) have [[power]] over others. | + | '''Authority''' is a [[position]] where one or many people have [[power]] over others. Authority is mainly used to refer to [[government]], which rules over a [[country]] or [[institution]]s with [[political]] [[power]]. However, the highest authority is [[God]], who is [[sovereign]] over all things and gives government its authority. |