transfer of authority

collocation in English

meaningsoftransferandauthority

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transfer
noun
uk
/ˈtræns.fɜːr/us
/ˈtræns.fɝː/
the movement of something or someone from one place, position, etc. ...
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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 oftransferandauthorityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftransfer of authority

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All that remained now was a formal ceremony of capitulation and atransferofauthority.
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However, parliaments invariably utilize these powers to the maximum extent possible, and far beyond anything that was originally intended in the initialtransferofauthority.
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Thetransferofauthorityfrom local government to the regional assemblies would be inevitable, but no one is coming clean about it.
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I want to raise one or two points about thetransferofauthority.
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Its presentation today symbolises thetransferofauthority.
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Many ratepayers, in addition to those who previously owned the undertaking, have shared in its benefits after thetransferofauthority.
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He is the democratic bottom line during a continuingtransferofauthority.
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In some areas, there has been atransferofauthority.
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Thetransferofauthoritywould constitute a clear breach of the contributory principle.
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The result will be a massive and permanenttransferofauthorityand resources—and to whom?
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It should not be left on the basis of a virtualtransferofauthorityto one interest group.
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That is what we should be doing on the appointed day, if notransferofauthoritywere prepared.
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Surely, in those circumstances, there is a moral obligation of a very strong kind to see that the widows and orphans do not suffer owing to thattransferofauthority.
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Therefore, although we may only have a short period to conclude the treaty, we have a long period to prepare for the actualtransferofauthority.
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When thetransferofauthoritytakes place, clearly there will be a struggle for power and if a civil war is averted we shall count ourselves lucky.
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During weddings of this period, a father would give his son-in-law a pair of shoes to symbolize thetransferofauthority.
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Today is more than atransferofauthority.
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With thetransferofauthoritycame a new name for the base.
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Moreover, thistransferofauthoritywas a voluntary act.
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During weddings of this period, a father would give his son-in-law a pair of shoes, to symbolize thetransferofauthority.
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