Trop., as a symbol of authority, also used by the poets, in the plur., for kingdom, rule, dominion, authority: en impero Argis, sceptra mihi liquit Pelops, Poët.
B. In gen., dominion, sovereignty, rule, authority.
The source of Home Rule authority, established either by a state's constitution or statute, can limit its scope.
The very fact of the usage of a rule by a community for years or centuries is what lends that rule authority and legitimacy.
Pennsylvania's constitution establishes Home Rule authority but restricts it to powers not denied by the state legislature or state constitution.
Cities typically rely on home rule authority to pass these ordinances, and these ordinances in turn create new "home rules" for the households affected.
In February 2011, a Cook County Deputy State's Attorney wrote an advisory opinion that the County Board lacked the home rule authority to limit campaign contributions to the Assessor and that state campaign finance law prevails.
A federal judge in New York has ruled authorities can seize travellers' laptops at the border without citing a legal reason, suspecting the traveller of a crime, or explaining themselves in any way.
The authors explore what gives rules authority, when and how knowledge becomes relevant (or irrelevant) to policy, and what happens when different actors have conflicting knowledge claims.
Behaviours are controlled by the beliefs, norms, values, and assumptions rather than being restrained by formal rules, authority, and the norms of rational behaviour.
