AUTHORITY

/ɔːˈθɒɹəti/ ► audio Scrabble 15 Words With Friends 14

Definition

  1. noun the power or right to give orders or make decisions. — synonyms: authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so
  2. noun (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others.
  3. noun an expert whose views are taken as definitive.
  4. noun freedom from doubt. — synonyms: assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, sureness
  5. noun an administrative unit of government. — synonyms: agency, federal_agency, government_agency, bureau, office
  6. noun official permission or approval. — synonyms: authorization, authorisation, sanction
  7. noun an authoritative written work.

Examples

  • “I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them.”
  • “the world's foremost authority on orangutans”

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