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authority |
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[ noun ] the power or right to give orders or make decisions |
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say-so
dominance
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"he has the authority to issue warrants"
"deputies are given authorization to make arrests"
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control
command
carte_blanche
lordship
power_of_appointment
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2. |
[ noun ] (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others |
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"the authorities have issued a curfew"
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person
civil_authority
authoriser
mandator
allocator
approver
authority_figure
abrogator
pasha
rebuker
withdrawer
plural
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3. |
[ noun ] an expert whose views are taken as definitive |
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"he is an authority on corporate law"
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expert
evaluator
adviser
Church_Father
connoisseur
master
high_priest
liturgist
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4. |
[ noun ] freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities |
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confidence
assurance
self-confidence
sureness
self-assurance
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"his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"
"after that failure he lost his confidence"
"she spoke with authority"
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certainty
certain
uncertain
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5. |
[ noun ] official permission or approval |
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authorisation
sanction
authorization
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"authority for the program was renewed several times"
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permission
grant
sanction
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6. |
[ noun ] (government) an administrative unit of government |
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office
agency
bureau
federal_agency
government_agency
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"the Central Intelligence Agency"
"the Census Bureau"
"Office of Management and Budget"
"Tennessee Valley Authority"
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administrative_unit
Atomic_Energy_Commission
Selective_Service
organ
child_welfare_agency
National_Park_Service
Federal_Housing_Administration
fda
Manhattan_Project
Environmental_Protection_Agency
u.s._army_criminal_investigation_laboratory
executive_agency
Internal_Revenue_Service
United_Nations_agency
Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
nrc
Bureau_of_Alcohol_Tobacco_and_Firearms
Comptroller_of_the_Currency
Bureau_of_Customs
Bureau_of_Engraving_and_Printing
Center_for_Disease_Control
occupational_safety_and_health_act
ahpcrc
national_climatic_data_center
national_institute_of_standards_and_technology
patent_office
central_bank
secret_service
National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration
Central_Intelligence_Agency
financial_management_service
faa
gao
foreign_service
naval_surface_warfare_center
icc
national_labor_relations_board
national_weather_service
inland_revenue
ordnance_survey
sec
local_authority
cdc
counterterrorist_center
nonproliferation_center
national_oceanic_and_atmospheric_administration
bja
technology_administration
national_institutes_of_health
national_technical_information_service
darpa
department_of_defense_laboratory_system
department_of_energy_intelligence
phs
bjs
immigration_and_naturalization_service
regulatory_agency
redevelopment_authority
bureau_of_diplomatic_security
united_states_border_patrol
bureau_of_intelligence_and_research
fws
weather_bureau
office_of_intelligence_support
Social_Security_Administration
transportation_safety_administration
Bureau_of_the_Census
u._s._coast_guard
naval_air_warfare_center_weapons_division
naval_special_warfare
naval_research_laboratory
naval_underwater_warfare_center
office_of_naval_intelligence
marine_corps_intelligence_activity
afisr
independent_agency
advanced_research_and_development_activity
defense_logistics_agency
defense_reutilization_and_marketing_service
defense_technical_information_center
law_enforcement_agency
government_printing_office
national_guard_bureau
ai
ballistic_missile_defense_organization
defense_information_systems_agency
national_imagery_and_mapping_agency
casualty_care_research_center
afrl
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7. |
[ noun ] (law) the power or right to give orders or make decisions |
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authorisation
dominance
say-so
authorization
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"he has the authority to issue warrants"
"deputies are given authorization to make arrests"
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power
control
command
carte_blanche
power_of_appointment
muscle
lordship
dominate
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8. |
[ noun ] (writing) an authoritative written work |
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"this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"
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book
last_word
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9. |
[ noun ] the act of final authorization |
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sanction
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"it had the sanction of the church"
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authorization
name
benefit_of_clergy
nihil_obstat
sanction
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authorities
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