Word

authority, n.
(authorities)
freq. cnt. 30

the power or right to give orders or make decisions
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 2

authorisation authority authorization dominance potency say-so

sample sentences

"he has the authority to issue warrants"
"deputies are given authorization to make arrests"
"a place of potency in the state"

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power of appointment carte blanche command imperium lordship muscle sovereignty

hypernym

(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

authority

sample sentences

"the authorities have issued a curfew"

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hypernym

person, individual, someone, soul, mortal, somebody

domain of synset (usage)

plural, plural form

hyponym

abrogator allocator, distributor approver authority figure authorizer, authoriser mandator pasha, pacha civil authority, civil officer upbraider, reprover, reproacher, rebuker withdrawer

an expert whose views are taken as definitive
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

authority

sample sentences

"he is an authority on corporate law"

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consultant, advisor, adviser connoisseur, cognoscente judge, evaluator high priest liturgist professional, master

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

assurance authority confidence self-assurance self-confidence sureness

sample sentences

"his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"
"after that failure he lost his confidence"
"she spoke with authority"

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attribute

sure, certain uncertain, incertain, unsure

hypernym

official permission or approval
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

authorisation authority authorization sanction

sample sentences

"authority for the program was renewed several times"

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hypernym

an administrative unit of government
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 48 freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

agency authority bureau federal agency government agency office

sample sentences

"the Central Intelligence Agency"
"the Census Bureau"
"Office of Management and Budget"
"Tennessee Valley Authority"

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instance hyponym

Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL Army High Performance Computing Research Center, AHPCRC Naval Research Laboratory, NRL United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, USACIL

hypernym

administrative unit, administrative body

hyponym

executive agency Food and Drug Administration, FDA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC Counterterrorist Center, CTC Nonproliferation Center, NPC Bureau of the Census, Census Bureau National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA National Climatic Data Center, NCDC National Weather Service Technology Administration National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST National Technical Information Service, NTIS Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA Department of Defense Laboratory System, LABLINK Department of Energy Intelligence, DOEI United States Public Health Service, PHS National Institutes of Health, NIH Bureau of Justice Assistance, BJA Bureau of Justice Statistics, BJS Immigration and Naturalization Service, INS United States Border Patrol, US Border Patrol Bureau of Diplomatic Security, DS Foreign Service Bureau of Intelligence and Research, INR United States Fish and Wildlife Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, FWS National Park Service Financial Management Service Office of Intelligence Support, OIS Comptroller of the Currency Bureau of Customs, Customs Bureau, Customs Service, USCB Bureau of Engraving and Printing Internal Revenue Service, IRS FAA, Federal Aviation Administration Transportation Security Administration, TSA Government Accounting Office, GAO, United States Government Accounting Office United States Navy, US Navy, USN, Navy United States Coast Guard, U. S. Coast Guard, US Coast Guard Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, NAWCWPNS Naval Special Warfare, NSW Naval Surface Warfare Center, NSWC Naval Underwater Warfare Center, NUWC Office of Naval Intelligence, ONI Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, MCIA United States Air Force, U. S. Air Force, US Air Force, Air Force, USAF Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Air Force ISR, AFISR independent agency Advanced Research and Development Activity, ARDA Defense Logistics Agency Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service, DRMS Defense Technical Information Center, DTIC law enforcement agency Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA organ Patent and Trademark Office Database, Patent Office United States Government Printing Office, US Government Printing Office, Government Printing Office, GPO National Guard Bureau, NGB United States Army, US Army, U. S. Army, Army, USA Army Intelligence, AI Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, BMDO Defense Information Systems Agency, DISA National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, NGA Casualty Care Research Center, CCRC Federal Housing Administration, FHA local authority

an authoritative written work
<noun.communication>

authority

sample sentences

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

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