On 27/09/14 20:18, clipka wrote:
> 
> Just noticed that I might have picked the wrong word here: What I meant

> is highly valued, because they are experts, are perceived as such, or
> for some other reason are presumed to know better than most people. Not
> sure whether there's a single matching word for this in English.
> 

I think the words are perfectly equivalent. We might prefix
'authorities' with 'respected' but it's not generally necessary.

John
-- 
Protect the Earth
It was not given to you by your parents
You hold it in trust for your children

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