Good Authority (Noun)
Meaning
Testimony by someone who should know; "I have it on good authority".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- I have it on good authority that the company will be hiring new staff soon.
- She spoke with good authority on the issue of monetary policy, having written extensively on the subject.
- Her comments were made with good authority, as she was one of the researchers involved in the project.
- The journalist confirmed that the information had come from a source with good authority, someone close to the president.
- It was on good authority that he claimed to have seen the alleged suspect on the day of the incident.