authority

P1330
predicate

Indicates that one entity has the power, right, or official capacity to direct, control, or make decisions for another entity or over a particular domain.

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All labels observed (25)

Label Occurrences
authorityOver 1,254
authority canonical 966
supervisingAuthority 420

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: authority
Generated description
Indicates that one entity has the power, right, or official capacity to direct, control, or make decisions for another entity or over a particular domain.

Sample triples (2,998)

Subject Object
California quail (Shaw, 1798) ⓘ
Vice President for Environmentally Sustainable Development at the World Bank high via predicate surface "decisionMakingAuthority" ⓘ
California State Senate statewide legislation in California via predicate surface "authorityOver" ⓘ
United States twenty-dollar bill reverse (historical designs) United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ
United States twenty-dollar bill reverse (historical designs) Bureau of Engraving and Printing ⓘ
United States Secretary of State U.S. ambassadors via predicate surface "authorityOver" ⓘ
United States Secretary of State U.S. permanent representatives to international organizations via predicate surface "authorityOver" ⓘ
New York State Senate New York State Constitution and state law ⓘ
Flag of the President of the United States Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ
Executive Order 8807 President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
United States National Security Advisor derives authority from proximity to the president ⓘ
House of Deputies canons of the Episcopal Church (shared with House of Bishops) via predicate surface "authorityOver" ⓘ
House of Deputies constitution of the Episcopal Church (shared with House of Bishops) via predicate surface "authorityOver" ⓘ
United States Code enacted statutes of the United States Congress ⓘ
National Security Act Amendments of 1949 Secretary of Defense via predicate surface "enhancedAuthorityOf" ⓘ
linked to: United States Secretary of Defense
USA PATRIOT Act Federal Bureau of Investigation via predicate surface "expandsAuthorityOf" ⓘ
USA PATRIOT Act National Security Agency via predicate surface "expandsAuthorityOf" ⓘ
USA PATRIOT Act United States Department of Justice via predicate surface "expandsAuthorityOf" ⓘ
USA PATRIOT Act United States Department of the Treasury via predicate surface "expandsAuthorityOf" ⓘ
USA PATRIOT Act United States intelligence community via predicate surface "expandsAuthorityOf" ⓘ
linked to: United States Intelligence Community
Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 Financial Crimes Enforcement Network via predicate surface "expandsAuthorityOf" ⓘ
Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 U.S. Department of the Treasury via predicate surface "expandsAuthorityOf" ⓘ
linked to: United States Department of the Treasury
Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 federal law enforcement agencies via predicate surface "expandsAuthorityOf" ⓘ
Talmud Orthodox Judaism via predicate surface "authorityIn" ⓘ
Talmud Conservative Judaism via predicate surface "authorityIn" ⓘ
Seal of the United States Department of the Treasury United States federal law ⓘ
California Third District Court of Appeal California Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of California
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission via predicate surface "supervisingAuthority" ⓘ
linked to: Securities and Exchange Commission
United States Naval Vessel Register (stricken after sinking) United States Navy ⓘ
Coat of arms of Bermuda College of Arms ⓘ
Legal Training and Research Institute Judicial Conference of the Supreme Court of Japan via predicate surface "supervisingAuthority" ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Japan
Supplementary Provisions (Constitution of Japan)
linked to: Supplementary Provisions
supreme law of Japan ⓘ
Coast Guard ensign Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ
linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security
Coast Guard ensign Commandant of the Coast Guard ⓘ
Three Forms of Unity subordinate to Scripture ⓘ
Public Law 93-198 United States Congress over the District of Columbia via predicate surface "retainsAuthorityFor" ⓘ
Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses worldwide congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses via predicate surface "authorityOver" ⓘ
Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses branch offices of Jehovah's Witnesses via predicate surface "authorityOver" ⓘ
Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses Watch Tower Society publications via predicate surface "authorityOver" ⓘ
IANA time zone database de facto standard for time zone data ⓘ
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Atmospheric Programs ⓘ
linked to: United States Environmental Protection Agency
Pan troglodytes Blumenbach, 1775 ⓘ
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation United States Congress via predicate surface "supervisingAuthority" ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly committees cannot adopt legally binding resolutions ⓘ
Superior Court of Judicature royal charter of the Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ
linked to: royal charter of Massachusetts Bay
British colonial authorities colonial legislatures via predicate surface "claimedAuthorityOver" ⓘ
Oregon Legislative Assembly Oregon Constitution ⓘ
Usher of the Black Rod access to the House of Lords and its precincts via predicate surface "authorityOver" ⓘ
Mishnah Orthodox Judaism via predicate surface "authorityIn" ⓘ
Mishnah Conservative Judaism via predicate surface "authorityIn" ⓘ