to invoke authority
1authority — n. control power 1) to assume; delegate; demonstrate, show; establish; exercise, wield; invoke authority 2) to defy; deny, reject; undermine authority 3) absolute, complete, full, supreme, unquestioned; parental authority 4) authority for; over… …
2invoke — in·voke /in vōk/ vt in·voked, in·vok·ing 1: to appeal to as furnishing authority or motive 2: to put into legal effect or call for the observance of: enforce invoking his Fifth Amendment privilege …
3invoke — ► VERB 1) appeal to as an authority or in support of an argument. 2) call on (a deity or spirit) in prayer or as a witness. 3) call earnestly for. 4) summon (a spirit) by charms or incantation. 5) give rise to; evoke. DERIVATIVES invoker noun …
4authority — noun 1 (often authorities) people with responsibility for making decisions ADJECTIVE ▪ central, district, federal, local, municipal, regional ▪ government, pu …
5invoke — [[t]ɪnvo͟ʊk[/t]] invokes, invoking, invoked 1) VERB If you invoke a law, you state that you are taking a particular action because that law allows or tells you to. [V n] The judge invoked an international law that protects refugees. 2) VERB If… …
6invoke — verb Invoke is used with these nouns as the object: ↑authority, ↑clause, ↑deity, ↑doctrine, ↑ghost, ↑memory, ↑metaphor, ↑name, ↑principle, ↑spectre, ↑spirit …
7invoke — transitive verb (invoked; invoking) Etymology: Middle English envoken, from Middle French invoquer, from Latin invocare, from in + vocare to call, from voc , vox voice more at voice Date: 15th century 1. a. to petition for help or support b. to… …
8invoke — verb /ɪnˈvoʊk/ a) To call upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance. In certain Christian circles invoking the Bible equals irrefutable proof b) To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority …
9invoke — [ɪn vəʊk] verb 1》 call on (a deity or spirit) in prayer or as a witness. ↘summon (a spirit) by charms or incantation. 2》 appeal to as an authority or in support of an argument. ↘call earnestly for. 3》 Computing cause (a procedure) to be… …
10invoke — v.tr. 1 call on (a deity etc.) in prayer or as a witness. 2 appeal to (the law, a person s authority, etc.). 3 summon (a spirit) by charms. 4 ask earnestly for (vengeance, help, etc.). Derivatives: invocable adj. invoker n. Etymology: F invoquer… …
