authority

/ʌθˈɔrʌti/

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Noun
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"
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(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew"
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an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law"
Noun
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"
Noun
an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
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official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"
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an authoritative written work; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"
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abrogator Advanced Research and Development Activity adviser advisor AFISR AI Air Force Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Air Force ISR allocator approver ARDA Army Army Intelligence authoriser authority figure authorizer Ballistic Missile Defense Organization BJA BJS BMDO Bureau of Customs Bureau of Diplomatic Security Bureau of Engraving and Printing Bureau of Intelligence and Research Bureau of Justice Assistance Bureau of Justice Statistics Bureau of the Census carte blanche Casualty Care Research Center CCRC CDC Census Bureau Center for Disease Control and Prevention civil authority civil officer cognoscente command Comptroller of the Currency connoisseur consultant Counterterrorist Center CTC Customs Bureau Customs Service DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Defense Information Systems Agency Defense Logistics Agency Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service Defense Technical Information Center Department of Defense Laboratory System Department of Energy Intelligence DISA distributor DOEI DRMS DS DTIC evaluator executive agency FAA FDA Federal Aviation Agency Federal Housing Administration FHA Financial Management Service Food and Drug Administration Foreign Service FWS GAO Government Accounting Office Government Printing Office GPO high priest Immigration and Naturalization Service imperium independent agency INR INS Internal Revenue Service IRS judge LABLINK last word law enforcement agency liturgist local authority lordship mandator Marine Corps Intelligence Activity master MCIA muscle National Climatic Data Center National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency National Guard Bureau National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institutes of Health National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Park Service National Technical Information Service National Weather Service Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Naval Special Warfare Naval Surface Warfare Center Naval Underwater Warfare Center Navy NAWCWPNS NCDC NGA NGB NIH NIST NOAA Nonproliferation Center NPC NSW NSWC NTIS NUWC Occupational Safety and Health Administration Office of Intelligence Support Office of Naval Intelligence OIS ONI organ OSHA pacha pasha Patent and Trademark Office Database Patent Office PHS power of appointment professional rebuker reproacher reprover sovereignty Technology Administration Transportation Security Administration TSA U. S. Air Force U. S. Army U. S. Coast Guard United States Air Force United States Army United States Border Patrol United States Coast Guard United States Fish and Wildlife Service United States Government Accounting Office United States Government Printing Office United States Navy United States Public Health Service upbraider US Air Force US Army US Border Patrol US Coast Guard US Fish and Wildlife Service US Government Printing Office US Navy USA USAF USCB USN withdrawer
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