authority

(n) the power or right to give orders or make decisions
- he has the authority to issue warrants
- deputies are given authorization to make arrests
- a place of potency in the state
potency, authorisation, authorization, say-so, dominance,
(n) (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
- the authorities have issued a curfew
(n) an expert whose views are taken as definitive
- he is an authority on corporate law
(n) freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
- his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
- after that failure he lost his confidence
- she spoke with authority
assurance, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness,
(n) an administrative unit of government
- the Central Intelligence Agency
- the Census Bureau
- Office of Management and Budget
- Tennessee Valley Authority
agency, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office,
(n) official permission or approval
- authority for the program was renewed several times
authorisation, authorization, sanction,
(n) an authoritative written work
- this book is the final authority on the life of Milton

potency authorisation authorization say-so dominance assurance confidence self-assurance self-confidence sureness agency bureau federal agency government agency office sanction

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authority figure