ɔːˈθɒɹəti əˈθɔɹəti ˈdɪk.təm

ˈdɒmɪnəns ˈdɑːmɪnəns the power or right to give orders or make decisions he has the authority to issue warrants deputies are given authorization to make arrests a place of potency in the state an authoritative declaration one chap's arbitrary assertion