otoritas

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• otoritet, otorita

Etymology

From Dutch autoriteit, from Middle Dutch auctoriteit, from Old French auctorité, from Latin auctoritas (“invention, advice, opinion, influence, command”). The current form is influenced by the suffix -itas. Cognate with Piawai Malay autoriti.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /otoˈritas/ [o.t̪oˈri.t̪as]
• Rhymes: -itas
• Syllabification: o‧to‧ri‧tas

Noun

otoritas (countable and uncountable, plural otoritas-otoritas)

1. (uncountable) authority (power to enforce rules or give orders)

   Synonyms: kewenangan, wewenang

2. (countable) authority (government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity)

Derived terms

• keotoritasan

Compounds

• otoritas bandar udara
• otoritas bea
• otoritas bursa
• otoritas domain
• otoritas federal
• otoritas fiskal
• otoritas gerejawi
• otoritas ilmiah
• otoritas imigrasi
• otoritas jasa keuangan
• otoritas kehakiman
• otoritas keilmuan
• otoritas kesehatan
• otoritas lokal
• otoritas moneter
• otoritas nasional
• otoritas pajak
• otoritas pasar modal
• otoritas pelabuhan
• otoritas pendudukan
• otoritas penerbangan
• otoritas perpajakan
• otoritas prefektur
• otoritas publik
• otoritas setempat
• otoritas terpusat
• otoritas tertinggi
• otoritas veteriner
• otoritas yudisial

Related terms

• otoritarianisme
• otoriter

Further reading

• “otoritas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.