権限|けんげんkengen[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounpower; authority; jurisdiction
   何なんの権限けんげんで私に出でて行いけと言いうのだ。↗

   Who are you to tell me to get out?

• Synonym職権しょっけんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Power that comes with a post or office, as in 「職権乱用」; stresses the position held, while 「権限」 stresses the range of action permitted.
• Synonym権能けんのうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Powers under the law, such as the capacity to claim or exercise a right; an academic-legal term.
• Related権力けんりょくNeutralNeutral. Power to make others obey, backed by force, as in 「国家権力」; stresses coercive dominance, while 「権限」 is the range you may act in.
• Related管轄かんかつWrittenWritten/formal prose. The area or matters an office is responsible for, as in 「警察の管轄」; stresses territorial responsibility, while 「権限」 is the scope of what one may do.
• Related所轄しょかつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Having charge of a set range of work, as in 「所轄の警察署」; an administrative term rather than a word for power.
• Related権威けんいNeutralNeutral. Authority or prestige that makes people follow or trust you; stresses convincing influence, not the permitted range of 「権限」.
• RelatedオーソリティーNeutralNeutral. Loanword for an authority or leading expert in a field; stresses expert standing, not the scope of 「権限」.

Use 「権限」 for the range of power you can exercise, as in 「権限がない」. For power tied to a post pick 「職権」; for ruling, coercive power 「権力」; for jurisdiction 「管轄」 or 「所轄」; for authority or expert standing 「権威」 or 「オーソリティー」; 「権能」 is an academic-legal term.

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1. 職権しょっけんや権能けんのうを行使こうしできる一定いっていの範囲はんい。