respected authority

collocation in English

meaningsofrespectedandauthority

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respected
adjective
uk
/rɪˈspek.tɪd/us
/rɪˈspek.tɪd/
admired by many people for your qualities ...
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authority
noun
uk
/ɔːˈθɒr.ə.ti/us
/əˈθɔːr.ə.t̬i/
the moral or legal right or ability ...
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(Definition ofrespectedandauthorityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrespected authority

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Let me give a well-known expression of this premise from a widelyrespectedauthority.
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Levin is a highlyrespectedauthorityon syntax- semantics interface and her categories are systematic and exhaustive.
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This is not my own idea; it comes from arespectedauthoritywith whom those particularly familiar with the educational profession can probably identify.
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The cable operators surely will require the guidance and the protection of a nationallyrespectedauthority if they are to escape perpetual political complaint.
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They were loyal and lawabiding, and they both accepted andrespectedauthority.
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Arespectedauthorityon intrusion prevention and detection technology and forensics, he is responsible for the technical direction and product development efforts.
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Correa is arespectedauthorityin the fields of architecture, town design, and sustainable development.
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Waites is arespectedauthorityand innovator in the application of social science research to effective trial advocacy in the courtroom and in arbitration.
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Parkerrespectedauthority, and when his time came he could consistently impose authority on others.
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Opinions of respected authorities, based on clinical experience, descriptive studies and case reports, or reports of expert committees.
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Opinions of respected authorities are helpful but seldom sufficient.
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Albert placed emphasis on experiment as well as investigation, but herespectedauthorityand tradition so much that many of his investigations or experiments were unpublished.
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The contributors often came from other countries and included the world's most respected authorities in their fields.
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Soon he became one of the most respected authorities on the topic.
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