His authority and consideration depend very much upon the respect which this society bears to him.

But all agreed that the authority depended on various kinds of political, personal and economic diplomacy to work.

This latter appointment made overt the fact that an emperor's authority depended on the power of the army.

But to this day, My authority depends on a substantial consensus.

The authority given to a particular case depends upon the court in which the decision was made.

Moral authority depends on credibility, which in turn requires honesty.

And its "authority" - in other words, the fact that it was accepted by the population - depended on both traits.

Similarly, the authority of a chief depended on the chief's having resources to redistribute to his followers in hard times.

Rational authority depends on a reliable assessment of the facts.

The authority of its president depends on the will of Parliament.