external authority

collocation in English

meaningsofexternalandauthority

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external
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈstɜː.nəl/us
/ɪkˈstɝː.nəl/
of, on, for, or coming from ...
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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 ofexternalandauthorityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexternal authority

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The discipline's requirement is that one findexternalauthorityfor what one hears.
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In such cases members of the group may not be presented by anexternalauthoritywith antecedently designated principles on the basis of which to justify particular judgments.
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The otherexternalauthoritywas the church.
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Consider the sort of group that is charged by anexternalauthoritywith making certain decisions according to designated principles and particularly on the basis of multiple premises.
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We would welcome anexternalauthorityspecialised in banking supervision checking that we are correctly applying the prudential rules.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Sovereignty is simply the right to do as one wishes without being overridden by anexternalauthority.
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Why should we be subject to the whims of anexternalauthority?
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We want no restrictions on countries, no restrictions on the types of medicines, nor any prior approval by anexternalauthority.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I therefore think it was quite appropriate, in this context, to ask anexternalauthority, that was not morally implicated, to undertake this task.
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The act of worship is an interior thing which cannot be enforced by anexternalauthority.
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Where there is a statutory right of access, there should be a right of appeal to anexternalauthorityon matters in dispute.
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It is not the fault of anyexternalauthority.
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If there were any recourse to anexternalauthority, then, sure enough, our independence would be gone.
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The only way out of this is to outsource these procedures to anexternalauthority.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I believe that these measures would certainly be so damaging that we would need to turn to anexternalauthorityin order to make them stick.
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Here the knowledge that emerges is open, flexible and regulated by the logic of argument rather than being determined by anexternalauthority.
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An autonomous area is defined as an area of a country that has a degree of autonomy, or has freedom from anexternalauthority.
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Its rules are not derived from anexternalauthority, as in hierarchical systems, but are generated from within.
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In some situations the sanctions of a court or otherexternalauthoritymust explicitly endorse a mediation agreement.
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While the traditional concept of truth implies anexternalauthority, certainty instead relies on the judgment of the individual.
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