Am 28.09.2014 00:55, schrieb Stephen:
> On 27/09/2014 20:27, Doctor John wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>
>
> Or prefix it with cursed, damned, bloody etc.
> Not always respected, often loathed.
>
> I would just say experts.

Hum...I wouldn't call the pope an expert, though he'd certainly fill the 

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