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authority - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
authority
Definition
(noun) the power or right to give orders or make decisions
Synonyms
:
authorisation
,
authorization
,
dominance
,
potency
,
say-so
Example Sentence
he has the authority to issue warrants
deputies are given authorization to make arrests
a place of potency in the state
Definition
(noun) (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
Example Sentence
the authorities have issued a curfew
Definition
(noun) an expert whose views are taken as definitive
Example Sentence
he is an authority on corporate law
Definition
(noun) freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
Synonyms
:
assurance
,
confidence
,
self-assurance
,
self-confidence
,
sureness
Example Sentence
his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
after that failure he lost his confidence
she spoke with authority
Definition
(noun) an administrative unit of government
Synonyms
:
agency
,
bureau
,
federal agency
,
government agency
,
office
Example Sentence
the Central Intelligence Agency
the Census Bureau
Office of Management and Budget
Tennessee Valley Authority
Definition
(noun) official permission or approval
Synonyms
:
authorisation
,
authorization
,
sanction
Example Sentence
authority for the program was renewed several times
Definition
(noun) an authoritative written work
Example Sentence
this book is the final authority on the life of Milton
Word used in video below:
text: I may not have the authority around here
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