Being Human is being canceled after four seasons. Syfyâs North American remake of the UK series will have its series finale on Monday, April 7.
Wiktionary (4.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition: authority (Noun). The power to enforce rules or give orders. authority (Noun). Persons in command; specifically, government. authority (Noun). A person accepted as a source of reliable information on a subject. The world's foremost authority on orangutans.
It is relevant particularly in corporate law and constitutional law. Apparent authority refers to a situation where a reasonable person would understand that an agent had authority to act. This means a principal is bound by the agent's actions, even if the agent had no actual authority, whether express or implied.