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Authority: A power that a person is vested with.

Spanish translation: autoridad: poder que se otorga a una persona


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English term or phrase:Authority: A power that a person is vested with.
Spanish translation:autoridad: poder que se otorga a una persona
Entered by: Claudia Hoepelman
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18:42 Jan 20, 2007
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English term or phrase: Authority: A power that a person is vested with.
Fácil y ... bueno, para mí un reto, me gustaría abrir una especie de "brainstorm" con sus versiones, opiniones, etc.

Mil gracias de antemano.
Claudia Hoepelman
United States
Local time: 13:58
autoridad: poder que se otorga a una persona
Explanation:


I really am not sure what you're looking for here, but at least it's a start.

Good luck.

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kironne
Chile
Local time: 13:58
Grading comment
Gracias a tod@s por igual, debo admitir que me planteé toda clase de posibilidades y "enredos" con esta; a veces, lo más simple y obvio se nos presenta misteriosamente confuso.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4autoridad: poder que se otorga a una persona
kironne
5la investidura de poder que tiene una persona
Enrique Huber
4autoridad: (atributo de)poder con el que es investida una persona
patricia scott


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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
authority: a power that a person is vested with.
autoridad: poder que se otorga a una persona


Explanation:


I really am not sure what you're looking for here, but at least it's a start.

Good luck.



kironne
Chile
Local time: 13:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Gracias a tod@s por igual, debo admitir que me planteé toda clase de posibilidades y "enredos" con esta; a veces, lo más simple y obvio se nos presenta misteriosamente confuso.
Notes to answerer
Asker: there's really not much to it, I just want to make sure I get the right meaning instead of "twisting" it. Thanks.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cor Stephan van Eijden
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Cor Stephan

agree  María Eugenia Wachtendorff: Así de simple.
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, María Eugenia

agree  jairo payan: Lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno.
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, jairo

agree  dparafita
17 hrs
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
authority: a power that a person is vested with.
la investidura de poder que tiene una persona


Explanation:
investidura, according to larousse is "la toma de posecion de cargos, (poder) etc

Enrique Huber
Mexico
Local time: 12:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
authority: a power that a person is vested with.
autoridad: (atributo de)poder con el que es investida una persona


Explanation:
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patricia scott
Spain
Local time: 19:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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