exceed authority

Chinese meaning
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Example
the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power to stay open past its scheduled retirement date last year.
Source: Mongabay · 11 Sep 2026
Background ✎
Roots · etymology
均源自拉丁语:excedere、auctoritas
- exceed = ex-(超出)+ -ceed(走,拉丁 cedere);authority = auctor(创立者)+ -ity(名词后缀)
Collocations
- exceed its authority / beyond one's authority / exceed jurisdiction





