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jurisdiction:The British police have no jurisdiction over foreign bank accounts.

supremacy:The conservative old guard had re-established its political supremacy.

author|ize /ɔː θəra I z/ (authorizes , authorizing , authorized ) in BRIT, also use authorise VERB If someone in a position of authority authorizes something, they give their official permission for it to happen. □ [V n] It would certainly be within his power to authorize a police raid like that. ●  authori|za|tion /ɔː θəra I ze I ʃ ^ə n/ (authorizations ) N‑VAR □  The United Nations will approve his request for authorization to use military force to deliver aid.

author|ship /ɔː θə ^r ʃ I p/ N‑UNCOUNT The authorship of a piece of writing is the identity of the person who wrote it.

autism /ɔː t I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Autism is a developmental disorder that can cause someone to have difficulty in communicating with and responding to other people.

autis|tic /ɔːt I st I k/ ADJ An autistic person suffers from autism.

auto ◆◇◇ /ɔː toʊ/ (autos ) N‑COUNT [oft N n] An auto is a car. [AM ] □  …the auto industry.

PREFIX auto-

forms words that refer to someone doing something to, for, or about themselves. For example, your autobiography is an account of your life, which you write yourself.

auto|bahn /ɔː toʊbɑːn/ (autobahns ) N‑COUNT An autobahn is a German motorway.

auto|bio|graphi|cal /ɔː toʊba I əgræ f I k ^ə l/ ADJ An autobiographical piece of writing relates to events in the life of the person who has written it. □  …a highly autobiographical novel of a woman's search for identity.

auto|bi|og|ra|phy /ɔː təba I ɒ grəfi/ (autobiographies ) N‑COUNT [usu with poss] Your autobiography is an account of your life, which you write yourself. □  He published his autobiography last autumn.

autoc|ra|cy /ɔːtɒ krəsi/ (autocracies )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Autocracy is government or control by one person who has complete power. □  Many poor countries are abandoning autocracy.

2 N‑COUNT An autocracy is a country or organization that is ruled by one person who has complete power. □  She ceded all power to her son-in-law who now runs the country as an autocracy.

auto|crat /ɔː təkræt/ (autocrats ) N‑COUNT An autocrat is a person in authority who has complete power.

auto|crat|ic /ɔː təkræ t I k/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] An autocratic person or organization has complete power and makes decisions without asking anyone else's advice. □  The people have grown intolerant in recent weeks of the King's autocratic ways.

Auto|cue /ɔː toʊkjuː/ (Autocues ) N‑COUNT An Autocue is a device used by people speaking on television or at a public event, which displays words for them to read. [BRIT , TRADEMARK ] in AM, use Teleprompter

auto|graph /ɔː təgrɑːf, -græf/ (autographs , autographing , autographed )

1 N‑COUNT [oft with poss] An autograph is the signature of someone famous which is specially written for a fan to keep. □  He went backstage and asked for her autograph.

2 VERB If someone famous autographs something, they put their signature on it. □ [V n] I autographed a copy of one of my books. □ [V -ed] …an autographed photo of her idol.

au to-immu ne also autoimmune ADJ [usu ADJ n] Auto-immune describes medical conditions in which normal cells are attacked by the body's immune system. □  …auto-immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.