Authority vs Power. Which Would you Choose? Part 1
.AUTHORITY, noun [Latin auctoritas.]
1. Legal power, or a right to command or to act; as the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children. Power; rule; sway. (Noah Webster 1812 Dictionary of English Language).
Authority is the right to act on behalf of an individual or entity. Authority, when compared to power, on face value may be undervalued by many people.