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authority::noun | Spocien Dictionary

authority

/ə'θɔrɪti/

official permission or approval

Type	Words
Synonyms	authorisation, authorization, sanction
Type of	permission

authority for the program was renewed several times.

authority::noun | Spocien Dictionary

authority

/ə'θɔrɪti/

an administrative unit of government

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

authority::noun | Spocien Dictionary

authority

/ə'θɔrɪti/

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

Type	Words
Synonyms	assurance, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness
Type of	certainty

she spoke with authority.

authority::noun | Spocien Dictionary

authority

/ə'θɔrɪti/

the power or right to give orders or make decisions

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.

authority::noun | Spocien Dictionary

authority

/ə'θɔrɪti/

an authoritative written work

Type	Words
Type of	book
Has types	last word

this book is the final authority on the life of Milton.

authority::noun | Spocien Dictionary

authority

/ə'θɔrɪti/

an expert whose views are taken as definitive

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.

authority::noun | Spocien Dictionary

authority

/ə'θɔrɪti/

(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others

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