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authorities::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | government, regime |
| Type of | polity |
| Has types | military government, empire, pontificate, palace, papacy, totalitarian state, authoritarian regime, federal government, authoritarian state, stratocracy, state government, government-in-exile, totalitation regime, state, royal court, puppet state, puppet government, bureaucracy, court, ancien regime, pupet regime, downing street, local government |
the matter was referred to higher authorities.
Examples of authorities
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Afterward, she made it to a parking area where other people alerted authorities.
From the dailyherald.com
The recommendations would require action by various state and local authorities.
From the stltoday.com
Authorities are awaiting DNA tests in three other unsolved strangulation deaths.
From the thenewstribune.com
He activated his personal locator beacon to let authorities know he needed help.
From the sacbee.com
The taxing authorities make or uphold tax laws that govern levies and tax rates.
From the thenewstribune.com
A second bushfire near the city of Swan is also under control, authorities said.
From the bloomberg.com
Two received probationary sentences for not reporting the scheme to authorities.
From the usatoday.com
Sirens are heard, and a voice confirms that authorities have captured a suspect.
From the washingtontimes.com
Law-enforcement authorities have targeted these hot spots for antifraud efforts.
From the online.wsj.com
- 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.
