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.
Political authority is the legally established power of the government to make rules and issue commands and to compel obedience to them, making use of physical force and coercion when deemed necessary. Political authority, in short, is the legal right--the legally established power--to govern society.