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Authority
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authority
A government organization created to perform a certain function. A state or region, for example, may establish a public power authority to provide low-cost electricity to people living in a certain geographical area. The activities of an authority and its fundraising methods are ordinarily limited.
Authority
A structure or organization established for a certain purpose with the legitimacy to carry out said purpose. In a business context, certain organizations have authority to police, and, if necessary, punish certain business activities. For example, the SEC has authority to regulate any and all business transactions occurring in the United States. These organizations derive their authority from the ruling government and international conventions.


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After a quick overview of her argument, she look at Martha in the Gospel of John, a different tomb and a different story in the Epistula Apostolorum, Hippolytus on the Song of Songs in Apostola Apostolorum, Martha in liturgy and hymnody, picturing the myrrhophore, diakonia and the Gospel of Luke, A eucharistic ministry for her in the Apostolic Church Order and the Acts of Phillip, and Martha as an authority figure for early Christian groups.
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