Q: Does "answer" have the same meaning in the following two sentences?

Answer the riddle.

Answer a question.

A: the same meaning

Q: Does "authority" have the same meaning in the following two sentences?

He has the authority to issue warrants.

I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them.

A: the same meaning

Q: Does "help" have the same meaning in the following two sentences?

Can you help me carry this table?

She never helps around the house.

A:
the same meaning