Words with a similar base: authority

'authority'
[authority.n.01] as in: the power or right to give orders or make decisions

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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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'authority'
[authority.n.02] as in: (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others

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the authorities have issued a curfew


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'authority'
[authority.n.03] as in: an expert whose views are taken as definitive

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he is an authority on corporate law


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'authority'
[assurance.n.01] as in: freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

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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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'authority'
[agency.n.01] as in: an administrative unit of government

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


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'authority'
[authority.n.06] as in: official permission or approval

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authority for the program was renewed several times


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'authority'
[authority.n.07] as in: an authoritative written work

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this book is the final authority on the life of Milton


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authority (English)
└── autorite (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── auctorité (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

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