Definition

1. Noun:
   • Authority, power: "Oai quyền" refers to the legitimate power or right to command, make decisions, and enforce obedience, often associated with a high position or status.
   • Majestic authority, imposing power: It can also imply authority that is awe-inspiring, dignified, and commands respect due to its grandeur or majesty.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Vị vua cai trị với oai quyền tuyệt đối. (The king ruled with absolute authority.)
  • Oai quyền của vị chủ tịch khiến mọi người nể phục. (The chairman's majestic authority commanded everyone's respect.)

Advanced Usage

• "ra oai ra quyền": to act in an authoritarian or domineering manner, to throw one's weight around.
  • Anh ta không có chức vụ gì nhưng lúc nào cũng ra oai ra quyền. (He holds no position but is always acting in a domineering manner.)

Variants and Related Words

• Uy quyền (n): Authority, power. This is the standard and more commonly used synonym. "Oai quyền" is considered a variant or dialectal form of "uy quyền."
• Quyền lực (n): Power, might (often in a general or political sense).
• Uy thế (n): Prestige, influential power.

Synonyms

• Thế lực (n): Force, influence.
• Bá quyền (n): Hegemony, supremacy (often over a region or domain).

Related Idioms

• Lên mặt ta đây oai quyền: to put on airs of authority; to act self-importantly.
  • Mới được bổ nhiệm đã lên mặt ta đây oai quyền. (Just got appointed and he's already putting on airs of authority.)

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