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definition of power and authority ,and their differences
Typology: Summaries
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power is the ability to enforce one's will over the will of others, it presupposes the domination of one's wish over the wish of others without room for resistance.there are types of power such as military power,constitutional power,economic power e.t.c
power im some cases is hereditary while authority is often vested .for example,the traditional power is manifested in the lives of the king, not everybody can become a king .a selected few are given such a priviledge to hold traditional power. on the other hand authority is the capacity to imfluence others
both authority and power have different premises while authority becomes constitutionally acceptef when it is obeyed, the other ( power) os a kins of command and when obeyed it has legitimate basis.