sole authority

collocation in English

meaningsofsoleandauthority

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sole
adjective[before noun]
uk
/səʊl/us
/soʊl/
being one ...
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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 ofsoleandauthorityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsole authority

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The composer is both vital and yet not thesoleauthorityon 'the work'.
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It is thesoleauthorityfor any number of vital and important subjects.
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Again, the film examining board would be thesoleauthorityin deciding what films could or could not be shown throughout the country.
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The registrar is thesoleauthorityfor the registering of societies.
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That is another condition as to which the schoolmaster can give a decision, and be is thesoleauthorityon that point.
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One cannot always believe what is said in another place, but at any rate that is mysoleauthority.
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It is therefore desired to retain that system and to make the chief constable thesoleauthority.
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He is thesoleauthorityto advise on matters of law.
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It is not for one party to a pledge to be thesoleauthorityin determining what the pledge was.
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During play of a tournament the referee is thesoleauthorityon the suspension of play due to weather and other concerns.
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While the child/children are with the parent, that parent retainssoleauthorityand responsibility over the child/children.
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Congress addressed the issue of exclusive andsoleauthorityover payments.
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His votes protected the president'ssoleauthorityover the removal of appointees and influenced the location of the national capital.
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With respect to civil claims, it hassoleauthorityto try cases involving amounts of $4,500 or less.
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She was given thesoleauthorityover his belongings, and took three years to personally sort through every piece.
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For a long period it was almost thesoleauthorityfor common-law practice.
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This gave the provincial government thesoleauthorityto impose time and service limits on environmental assessments.
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As a response to this unfairness, fan voting was discontinued; players, coaches, and managers were given thesoleauthorityto elect starting position players, for the next dozen years.
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They act only in an advisory role; the referee has thesoleauthorityto award goals, and thus can override the opinion of the goal judge.
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