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.
The word authority in authority control derives from the idea that the names of people, places, things, and concepts are authorized, i.e., they are established in one particular form.