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How to pronounce authority in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms authorisation, authorization, sanction
Type of permission


authority for the program was renewed several times.
Type Words
Synonyms agency, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office
Type of administrative unit, administrative body
Has types phs, advanced research and development activity, marine corps intelligence activity, mcia, national climatic data center, national geospatial-intelligence agency, national guard bureau, national institute of standards and technology, national institutes of health, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, national park service, national technical information service, national weather service, naval air warfare center weapons division, naval special warfare, naval surface warfare center, naval underwater warfare center, navy, nawcwpns, ncdc, nga, ngb, nih, nist, noaa, nonproliferation center, npc, nsw, nswc, ntis, nuwc, occupational safety and health administration, office of intelligence support, office of naval intelligence, ois, oni, organ, osha, patent and trademark office database, patent office, technology administration, transportation security administration, tsa, u. s. air force, u. s. army, u. s. coast guard, united states air force, united states army, united states border patrol, united states coast guard, united states fish and wildlife service, united states government accounting office, united states government printing office, united states navy, united states public health service, us air force, us army, us border patrol, us coast guard, us fish and wildlife service, us government printing office, us navy, usa, usaf, uscb, usn, afisr, ai, air force, air force intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance, air force isr, arda, army, army intelligence, ballistic missile defense organization, bja, bjs, bmdo, bureau of customs, bureau of diplomatic security, bureau of engraving and printing, bureau of intelligence and research, bureau of justice assistance, bureau of justice statistics, bureau of the census, casualty care research center, ccrc, cdc, census bureau, center for disease control and prevention, comptroller of the currency, counterterrorist center, ctc, customs bureau, customs service, darpa, defense advanced research projects agency, defense information systems agency, defense logistics agency, defense reutilization and marketing service, defense technical information center, department of defense laboratory system, department of energy intelligence, disa, doei, drms, ds, dtic, executive agency, faa, fda, federal aviation administration, federal housing administration, fha, financial management service, food and drug administration, foreign service, fws, gao, government accounting office, government printing office, gpo, immigration and naturalization service, independent agency, inr, ins, internal revenue service, irs, lablink, law enforcement agency, local authority
Type Words
Synonyms assurance, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness
Type of certainty


she spoke with authority.
Type Words
Synonyms authorisation, authorization, dominance, potency, say-so
Type of control
Has types command, carte blanche, imperium, muscle, power of appointment, lordship, sovereignty


he has the authority to issue warrants.
Type Words
Type of book
Has types last word


this book is the final authority on the life of Milton.
Type Words
Type of expert
Has types liturgist, adviser, master, judge, consultant, connoisseur, evaluator, cognoscente, professional, high priest, advisor


he is an authority on corporate law.
Type Words
Type of somebody, soul, someone, individual, mortal, person
Has types abrogator, rebuker, reproacher, reprover, civil authority, civil officer, authorizer, authority figure, authoriser, pasha, pacha, approver, mandator, allocator, upbraider, withdrawer, distributor

Examples of authority

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At eight of those sites, the authority may keep a small parcel for future wells.
From the newsday.com
They also maintain that the FCC overstepped its authority in adopting the rules.
From the dailyherald.com
Any increased tax authority granted at the ballot box would last for five years.
From the sacbee.com
Sanford was appointed to the authority by former Democratic Gov. Mark Parkinson.
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As his authority becomes more dependent on force, that's exactly what he'll use.
From the theatlantic.com
Do you favor a broad granting of authority allowing phone companies to go ahead?
From the businessweek.com
I do think the SEC will be given authority to register and regulate hedge funds.
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The Chicago Democrat argued that the federal courts overstepped their authority.
From the suntimes.com
Visitors familiar with Solomon's art will find her working with a new authority.
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More examples
  • The power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"
  • (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew"
  • An expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law"
  • Assurance: 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"
  • Agency: an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
  • Official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"
  • Authority, from the Latin word auctoritas, means invention, advice, opinion, influence, or command. Essentially authority is imposed by superiors upon inferiors either by force of arms (structural authority) or by force of argument (sapiential authority). ...
  • The following is a list of both main and minor characters from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.
  • Authority in management is the formal or legitimate authority specified in a charter that gives a project manager the authority to act in the name of the sponsoring executive or on behalf on the organization.