Hatósága

Hatósága is a Hungarian noun that primarily denotes authority, jurisdiction, or the power to enforce rules. In everyday language it can refer to the general concept of power held by an entity or to the specific powers exercised by a person or institution. In legal and administrative contexts, hatóság refers to an official body with regulatory or supervisory authority; hatósága, the possessive form, means “the authority’s” or “his/her/its authority,” and can describe the scope or extent of that power.

Etymology and forms: Hatóság is formed with the abstract-noun suffix -ság from a root connected to power or control, and hatósága adds the third-person possessive suffix -a, yielding “his/her/its authority.” The plural form is hatóságok, and the possessive plural is hatóságaik (their authority).

Usage: The term is common in law, government, and public administration. It can indicate either the notion of authority in general or the specific competence of a body. For example, a sentence might refer to the “hatósága alá tartozó terület,” meaning the area under the jurisdiction of a particular authority, or describe the “hatósága” of a given institution as the powers it may exercise.

See also: hatóság, hatalom, jogi terminológia, közigazgatás.