Synonyms for authorities
au·thor·i·ties

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1. government, authorities, regimenoun

   the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

   "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"

   Synonyms:
   political science, governing, politics, governance, regimen, regime, government, administration, government activity

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1. • Government
   • Polity

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1. govermentnoun

   Submitted by rinat on May 31, 2023  

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1. authoritiesnoun

   Synonyms:
   magistrates, officials, persons in office

2. authoritiesnoun

   Synonyms:
   precedents, decisions, judgments

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1. List of paraphrases for "authorities":

   authority, powers, administrations, authorizations, bodies, authorisations, autorités, organs, officials, institutions, behörden, autoridades, credentials, agencies, jurisdictions, administration, governments, principles, government, approvals, communities

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1. Petro Poroshenko:

   (The authorities) are setting us back 10 years. We're here not to defend Poroshenko, we're here to join forces and defend Ukraine, united Ukraine is strong, and a strong Ukraine is capable of pushing back (against) Putin.

2. Oly Ilunga:

   You can't have a group of promoters, producers of the vaccine (and) university researchers wanting to introduce the vaccine without contacting the health authorities.

3. Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato:

   We will announce the details once the defence ministry and local authorities have come up with a plan.

4. State Anthony Blinken:

   As a result of government suppression surrounding the fraudulent August 2020 Presidential elections in Belarus and its aftermath, there are more than 340 political prisoners detained in Belarus today, the United States calls on the Belarusian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all those unjustly detained or imprisoned.

5. Joseph Kamlesh:

   The FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) has cleared our plant after making some initial observations, while the Spanish and UK authorities are yet to issue a final response.