De autoriteit
Example: De autoriteit heeft nieuwe regels voor het verkeer vastgesteld.
Definition
"De autoriteit" refers to a person or organization that has official power or control to enforce laws, make decisions, or give orders, such as when 'De autoriteit heeft nieuwe regels voor het verkeer vastgesteld' means the authority has established new traffic rules.
Etymology
The word "de autoriteit" comes from the Latin 'auctoritas,' meaning influence or command. It passed into Dutch through Old French, carrying the sense of official power or control. Did you know? The term originally referred to the source of a statement's credibility before evolving into its modern meaning of governing power.
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"De autoriteit" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B1) - set 5", containing 113 commonly used words.
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