法律上 fǎ lǜ shàng de jure 节度使 節度使 jié dù shǐ Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authority, but only civil authority in Song 权 權 quán authority / power / right / (literary) to weigh / expedient / temporary syn 权力 權力 quán lì power / authority syn 官方 guān fāng government / official (approved or issued by an authority) syn 主妇 主婦 zhǔ fù housewife / woman of senior authority in a household / the lady of the house / hostess syn 通行证 通行證 tōng xíng zhèng a pass (authority to enter) / a laissez-passer or safe conduct syn 权威 權威 quán wēi authority / authoritative / power and prestige syn 无权 無權 wú quán to have no right / to have no authority 权限 權限 quán xiàn scope of authority / extent of power / (access etc) privileges syn 管理局 guǎn lǐ jú authority 无从 無從 wú cóng not to have access / beyond one's authority or capability / sth one has no way of doing syn 全权 全權 quán quán full powers / total authority / plenipotentiary powers 上交 shàng jiāo to hand over to / to give to higher authority / to seek connections in high places syn 职权 職權 zhí quán authority / power over others syn 分量 fèn liang quantity / weight / measure / (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc) / (of written material) density syn 大权 大權 dà quán power / authority syn 申诉 申訴 shēn sù to file a complaint / to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc) / complaint / appeal 威风 威風 wēi fēng awe-inspiring bearing / authority / power / imposing / impressive / majestic syn 越权 越權 yuè quán to go beyond one's authority / arrogation 港务局 港務局 gǎng wù jú port authority 权柄 權柄 quán bǐng authority syn 领导权 領導權 lǐng dǎo quán leadership authority syn 招摇撞骗 招搖撞騙 zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn (idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority syn 得势 得勢 dé shì to win power / to get authority / to become dominant syn 权威性 權威性 quán wēi xìng authoritative / (having) authority 审判权 審判權 shěn pàn quán jurisdiction / judicial authority 支配权 支配權 zhī pèi quán authority to dispose of sth 令牌 lìng pái (archaic) wooden or metal token of authority / (fig.) decree / directive / (computing) token 淫威 yín wēi abuse of authority / tyrannical abuse syn 假公济私 假公濟私 jiǎ gōng jì sī official authority used for private interests (idiom) / to attain private ends by abusing public position syn 有权 有權 yǒu quán to have the right to / to be entitled to / to have authority / powerful 受权 受權 shòu quán authorized / entrusted (with authority) 多头 多頭 duō tóu many-headed / many-layered (authority) / devolved (as opposed to centralized) / pluralistic / (as classifier) number of animals / long term (finance) / long (investment) syn 事权 事權 shì quán position / authority / responsibility syn 威权 威權 wēi quán authority / power / authoritarianism / authoritarian 令箭 lìng jiàn arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority) / fig. instructions from one's superiors syn 行政机关 行政機關 xíng zhèng jī guān administrative authority / branch of government 发威 發威 fā wēi to unleash one's power / (of an animal) to go on a rampage / (of a typhoon, earthquake etc) to wreak havoc / (of a figure of authority) to erupt in anger / to assert one's dominance 报批 報批 bào pī to report for criticism / to submit for approval to higher authority 宗主 zōng zhǔ head of a clan / natural leader / person of prestige and authority in a domain / suzerain 民航总局 民航總局 mín háng zǒng jú General Civil Aviation Authority 阿巴斯 ā bā sī Abbas (name) / Mahmoud Abbas (1935-), also called Abu Mazen, Palestinian leader, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 2005 归口 歸口 guī kǒu to return to one's original trade / to put (a business etc) under the administration of the relevant central authority / (the) relevant (department in charge of sth) syn 借势 借勢 jiè shì to borrow sb's authority / to seize an opportunity 复辟 復辟 fù bì to recover one's power or authority / restoration (of a past regime) syn 水务局 shuǐ wù jú (municipal) water authority 高头 高頭 gāo tou higher authority / the bosses / on top of 放权 放權 fàng quán to devolve authority to lower levels syn 巨擘 jù bò thumb / authority (knowledgeable person) syn 行政权 行政權 xíng zhèng quán administrative authority / executive power 大拿 dà ná (coll.) man in power / boss / authority / expert 虎符 hǔ fú tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.) syn 僭越 jiàn yuè to usurp / to overstep one's authority 擅 shàn without authority / to usurp / to arrogate to oneself / to monopolize / expert in / to be good at syn 丧 喪 sàng to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc) / to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc) / to die / disappointed / discouraged syn 威灵 威靈 wēi líng authority / prestige / supernatural spirit 僭 jiàn (bound form) to overstep one's authority syn 当权派 當權派 dāng quán pài persons or faction in authority 夫权 夫權 fū quán authority over the household 黼 fǔ (archaic) motif of axes with black handles and white heads, a symbol of authority embroidered on ceremonial robes 定于一尊 定於一尊 dìng yú yī zūn (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct / to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority 悍然不顾 悍然不顧 hàn rán bù gù outrageous and unconventional (idiom) / flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc) syn 牝鸡司晨 牝雞司晨 pìn jī sī chén female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom) / a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers. 牝鸡牡鸣 牝雞牡鳴 pìn jī mǔ míng female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom) / a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers. 拿着鸡毛当令箭 拿著雞毛當令箭 ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom) / to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext 巴勒斯坦权力机构 巴勒斯坦權力機構 Palestinian National Authority / Palestinian Authority 权钥 權鑰 quán yào keys of authority 巴勒斯坦民族权力机构 巴勒斯坦民族權力機構 bā lè sī tǎn mín zú quán lì jī gòu Palestinian National Authority 僣 jiàn to overstep one's authority / to usurp 香港金融管理局 xiāng gǎng jīn róng guǎn lǐ jú Hong Kong Monetary Authority 加委 jiā wěi (of a government authority) to appoint (sb recommended by a subsidiary unit or a non-government organization) 印把子 yìn bà zi seal of authority / official seal syn 契箭 qì jiàn arrow used as a token of authority (by field commanders) 授权范围 授權範圍 shòu quán fàn wéi scope of authority / mandate 有权势者 有權勢者 yǒu quán shì zhě person in power / the one with authority / the guy in charge 窃权 竊權 qiè quán to usurp authority / to hold power improperly 统建 統建 tǒng jiàn to develop as a government project / to construct under the authority of a commission 美国联邦航空局 美國聯邦航空局 měi guó lián bāng háng kōng jú Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) 虎头牌 虎頭牌 hǔ tóu pái tiger-head plaque (made of wood and mounted on the front of a yamen 衙門|衙门[ya2men5] during the Qing dynasty as a symbol of authority) 越职 越職 yuè zhí to exceed one's authority / to go beyond the bounds of one's job 食物及药品管理局 食物及藥品管理局 shí wù jí yào pǐn guǎn lǐ jú US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA) 管理当局 管理當局 guǎn lǐ dāng jú Administering Authority 航空当局 航空當局 háng kōng dāng jú aeronautical authority 民航管理局 mín háng guǎn lǐ jú Civil Aviation Authority 过渡当局 Transitional Authority 电信管理署 diàn xìn guǎn lǐ shǔ Telecommunications Regulatory Authority 联合国管理当局 United Nations Administering Authority 信息和通信技术局 Information and Communication Technology Authority 非洲联盟行政当局 African Union Authority 乌干达税务局 Uganda Revenue Authority 联盟临时当局 Coalition Provisional Authority 巴拿马运河管理局组织法 bā ná mǎ yùn hé guǎn lǐ jú zǔ zhī fǎ Organic Law on the Panama Canal Authority 政府间发展管理局 Intergovernmental Authority on Development 中央主管当局 Central Authority 世界粮食管理局 world food authority 国际初审单位 International Preliminary Examining Authority 国家元首和政府首脑机构 Authority of Heads of State and Government 巴拿马运河管理局 bā ná mǎ yùn hé guǎn lǐ jú Panama Canal Authority 