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authority
has definitions from the fields of law,writing,government
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[ noun ] the power or right to give orders or make decisions
Examples "he has the authority to issue warrants" "deputies are given authorization to make arrests" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)The House passed finally , and sent to the Senate , a bill extending the State_Health_Department 's authority to give planning assistance to cities . Another enlarged authority of the Beaumont_Navigation_District . (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)The third credit service , Banks_for_Cooperatives , exists under authority of the Farm_Credit_Act_of_1933 . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
Examples "the authorities have issued a curfew" Used in print (Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)The 1958 town_meeting directed town authorities to seek federal and state funds with which to conduct a preliminary survey of a proposed sewage plant with its attendant facilities . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)While the Daily_Post continued to accuse Republicans and the Daily_Journal continued to accuse Democrats , the Woonsocket_Patriot complained that the Virginia authorities showed indecent and cowardly haste to condemn Brown and his men . |
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[ noun ] an expert whose views are taken as definitive
Examples "he is an authority on corporate law" Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)Inheriting a more mature Mantle , who now has seen the sights on and off Broadway , Ralph_Houk quietly bestowed , no pun intended , the mantle of authority on Mickey . (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)Thanks to Spoken_Arts_Records , history buffs may hear Lincoln 's `` most memorable speeches and letters '' in a two disc set , interpreted by Lincoln authority and lecturer Roy_P._Basler . (Mr. America, 4:6...)Instead of admonishing him to let the weights alone they personally took him to that master Montreal bodybuilding authority , Professor_Roland_Claude . Related terms expert evaluator adviser Church_Father connoisseur master high_priest liturgist |
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[ noun ] freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
Examples "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular" "after that failure he lost his confidence" "she spoke with authority" Used in print (High Fidelity, 11:10...)All_of this would be wasted , of_course , if the performance lacked authority and musical distinction . |
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[ noun ] official permission or approval
Synonyms Examples "authority for the program was renewed several times" Used in print (Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)The authority for the program was renewed several times until the vocational rehabilitation_program was made permanent as Title 5 , of the Social_Security_Act in 1935 . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (government) an administrative unit of government
Synonyms Examples "the Central Intelligence Agency" "the Census Bureau" "Office of Management and Budget" "Tennessee Valley Authority" Used in print (L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)The civil and military authorities are then advised of the danger , and they issue warnings and take all necessary protective steps . Related terms 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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[ noun ] (law) the power or right to give orders or make decisions
Synonyms Examples "he has the authority to issue warrants" "deputies are given authorization to make arrests" Related terms power control command carte_blanche power_of_appointment muscle lordship dominate |
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[ noun ] the act of final authorization
Synonyms Examples "it had the sanction of the church" Related terms |
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