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authority > 7 senses
NOUN	1	authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so	The power or right to give orders or make decisions
	2	authority	(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
	3	authority	An expert whose views are taken as definitive
	4	authority, assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, sureness	Freedom from doubt
	5	authority, agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office	An administrative unit of government
	6	authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction	Official permission or approval
	7	authority	An authoritative written work

authority > pronunciation
Sounds	ahthao'rahtiy
Rhymes	ability, abnormality, absentee, and 622 more rhymes in tiy...

authority > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The power or right to give orders or make decisions.
Examples	"he has the authority to issue warrants"
Synonyms	authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so
Broader	control
Narrower	power of appointment; carte blanche; command; imperium; lordship; muscle; sovereignty
Adjectives	authoritarian; authoritarian

authority > noun 2, person
Meaning	(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others.
Usage	plural, plural form
Broader	person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Narrower	abrogator; allocator, distributor; approver; authority figure; authorizer, authoriser; mandator; pasha, pacha; civil authority; upbraider, reprover, reproacher, rebuker; withdrawer

authority > noun 3, person
Meaning	An expert whose views are taken as definitive.
Examples	"he is an authority on corporate law"
Broader	expert
Narrower	adviser, advisor, consultant; connoisseur, cognoscenti; evaluator, judge; high priest; liturgist; master, professional

authority > noun 4, cognition
Meaning	Freedom from doubt. Belief in yourself and your abilities.
Examples	"she spoke with authority"
Synonyms	assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, sureness
Broader	certainty
Attributes	certain, sure; uncertain, unsure, incertain

authority > noun 5, group
Meaning	An administrative unit of government.
Examples	"Tennessee Valley Authority"
Synonyms	agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office
Broader	administrative unit, administrative body
Narrower	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; Federal Aviation Agency, FAA; 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
Instances	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

authority > noun 6, attribute
Meaning	Official permission or approval.
Examples	"authority for the program was renewed several times"
Synonyms	authorization, authorisation, sanction
Broader	permission

authority > noun 7, communication
Meaning	An authoritative written work.
Examples	"this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"
Broader	book
Narrower	last word

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