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Authority is defined as the formal right to make and enforce laws or policies which the citizen must obey. Authority imply the acceptance of the right to rule as conferred by the people,regardless of sanction.The ruler may possess,for example, the right of legislators to make laws.In democratic setting, the source of power and authority is still with people. KINDS OF AUTHORITY Authority is of two kinds 1.  Institutional and 2.Functional

1.Institutional Authority: This is a group of individuals who legitimately occupies public office with capacity to determine public goals and policies and direct the execution of such goals and policies e.g School Principal, Authority of head of state and government, native authority, and judicial authority. 2.Functional Authority: This is the power which accrues to a group of people or individuals as a result of the position he holds in an organization. it is the power which is lawful and conforms with accepted norms. It is a legitimate right to direct or comm and both human and other resources. SOURCES OF POLITICAL AUTHORITY The following are the sources of political authority 1.Traditional authority 2.Legal authority 3.Charisma authority 4.Consent of the people TYPES OF AUTHORITY 1. Traditional authority 2. Charismatic authority 3. Technical authority 4. Coercive authority 5. Positional authority 6. Political authority 7. Delegated authority 8. Legal or Rational authority.