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authority

/ authority /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
official permission or approval
"authority for the program was renewed several times"
Type of:
permission
Derived:
sanction authorize authorise pass clear
noun Sense 2
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
"he has the authority to issue warrants"
"deputies are given authorization to make arrests"
Type of:
control
Kinds of:
power of appointment carte blanche command lordship muscle
Derived:
dominate master
noun Sense 3
an authoritative written work
"this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"
Type of:
book
Kinds of:
last word
noun Sense 4
an expert whose views are taken as definitive
"he is an authority on corporate law"
Type of:
expert
Kinds of:
adviser advisor consultant connoisseur cognoscenti
noun Sense 5
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
"the authorities have issued a curfew"
Type of:
person individual someone
Kinds of:
abrogator allocator distributor approver authority figure
Domain:
plural plural form
noun Sense 6
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
"his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"
"after that failure he lost his confidence"
"she spoke with authority"
Type of:
certainty
noun Sense 7
an administrative unit of government
"the Central Intelligence Agency"
"the Census Bureau"
"Office of Management and Budget"
"Tennessee Valley Authority"
Type of:
administrative unit administrative body
Kinds of:
Air Force Research Laboratory AFRL Army High Performance Computing Research Center AHPCRC Naval Research Laboratory
Semantic Complexity
72%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
38
Times Searched
1
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permission control power of appointment carte blanche command lordship muscle book last word expert adviser advisor