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Synonyms for authority
əˈθɔr ɪ ti, əˈθɒr-au·thor·i·ty
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
authority
Authority unites the right and power of control; age, wisdom, and character give authority to their possessor; a book of learned research has authority, and is even called an authority. Permission justifies another in acting without interference or censure, and usually implies some degree of approval. Authority gives a certain right of control over all that may be affected by the action. There may be a failure to object, which constitutes an implied permission, tho this is more properly expressed by allowance; we allow what we do not oppose, permit what we expressly authorize. The noun permit implies a formal written permission. License is a formal permission granted by competent authority to an individual to do some act or pursue some business which would be or is made to be unlawful without such permission; as, a license to preach, to solemnize marriages, or to sell intoxicating liquors. A license is permission granted rather than authority conferred; the sheriff has authority (not permission nor license) to make an arrest. Consent is permission by the concurrence of wills in two or more persons, a mutual approval or acceptance of something proposed. Compare ALLOW.
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allowance, authorization, consent, leave, liberty, license, permission, permitAntonyms:
denial, hindrance, objection, opposition, prevention, prohibition, refusal, resistance
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
authority
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ground, justification, authenticity, genuineness, conjectureness, decisiveness, control, direction, jurisdiction, government, regulation, power, right, rule, sway, sufferance, supremacy, dominionAntonyms:
groundlessness, spuriousness, indecision, inconclusiveness, inoperativeness, incompetency, weakness, usurpation, wrong
Princeton's WordNet
authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-sonoun
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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potence, potency, government agency, potentiality, federal agency, assurance, ascendance, authorization, ascendency, control, strength, effectiveness, self-confidence, laterality, potential, say-so, self-assurance, agency, dictum, ascendancy, sanction, dominance, sureness, confidence, bureau, office, empowerment, ascendence, authorisation, mandate, pronouncementauthoritynoun
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
"the authorities have issued a curfew"
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potency, assurance, dominance, self-assurance, confidence, government agency, federal agency, sanction, self-confidence, office, authorisation, authorization, bureau, agency, sureness, say-soauthoritynoun
an expert whose views are taken as definitive
"he is an authority on corporate law"
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potency, assurance, dominance, self-assurance, confidence, government agency, federal agency, sanction, self-confidence, office, authorisation, authorization, bureau, agency, sureness, say-soassurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, surenessnoun
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"
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potency, pledge, sanction, dominance, assurance, authorization, trust, self-confidence, say-so, self-assurance, federal agency, agency, bureau, sureness, confidence, government agency, office, authorisationagency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authoritynoun
an administrative unit of government
"the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
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assurance, billet, berth, means, confidence, chest of drawers, spot, bureau, delegacy, role, office staff, function, dominance, post, dresser, sanction, part, self-assurance, power, way, say-so, sureness, place, representation, government agency, agency, chest, position, business office, self-confidence, potency, authorisation, situation, office, authorization, federal agencyauthority, authorization, authorisation, sanctionnoun
official permission or approval
"authority for the program was renewed several times"
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endorsement, potency, government agency, countenance, federal agency, assurance, authorization, self-confidence, warrant, say-so, self-assurance, indorsement, agency, sanction, dominance, sureness, confidence, bureau, office, imprimatur, empowerment, authorisation, mandateauthoritynoun
an authoritative written work
"this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"
Synonyms:
potency, assurance, dominance, self-assurance, confidence, government agency, federal agency, sanction, self-confidence, office, authorisation, authorization, bureau, agency, sureness, say-so
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Editors Contribution
guardian
someone who takes care of you or is in charged of you
my guardian is the person who takes care of me
Submitted by rinat on September 9, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
authoritynoun
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power, sovereignty, dominion, empire, governmentauthoritynoun
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rule, sway, ascendency, supremacy, control, influence, interestauthoritynoun
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permission, warrant, warranty, liberty, permit, precept, order, authorization, sanctionauthoritynoun
authoritynoun
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credibility, weight of evidenceauthoritynoun
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respectability, dignity, weight of character
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
authoritynoun
Synonyms:
dominion, jurisdiction, authorization, right, prestige, influence, ascendency, supremacy, precedent, justification, warrant, permission, sanction, permit, license, warranty, credibility, reliability, trustworthinessAssociated words:
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PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "authority":
power, authorities, authorization, powers, administration, hkma, authorisation, body, competence, agency, jurisdiction, autorité, credentials, permission, authoritative, directors, authorized, 'autorité, pa, eaa, organa, authoritativeness, entity, supervision, authorizations, leadership, oversight, approval, institution, trustees
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How to use authority in a sentence?
The authority of any governing institution must stop at its citizen's skin.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday:
Using emergency authority, I will be instructing the Treasury Department to defer tax payments without interest or penalties for certain individuals and businesses negatively impacted.
Secretary Buttigieg has had ample opportunity to use his authority to address unfair and deceptive practices by airlines, and he has chosen instead not to use that authority. It's long past time for others to provide the consumer protections that the DOT will not.
I shouldn’t be here tonight having to do this again, we are sadly in a time where there is a growing population that has absolutely zero respect for other people. They have zero respect for authority. They have zero respect for law enforcement.
To form a judgment intuitively is the privilege of few; authority and example lead the rest of the world. They see with the eyes of others, they hear with the ears of others. Therefore it is very easy to think as all the world now think; but to think as all the world will think thirty years hence is not in the power of every one.
Translations for authority
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- gesagAfrikaans
- سلطةArabic
- дәүләт, хөкүмәтBashkir
- ўладаBelarusian
- власт, авторитет, познавач, властиBulgarian
- autoritaCzech
- myndighedDanish
- Autorität, BehördeGerman
- ŋusẽEwe
- εξουσία, αρχή, αρχές, αυθεντίαGreek
- instanco, aŭtoritatoEsperanto
- autoridadSpanish
- võim, asjatundjaEstonian
- قدرتPersian
- vaikutusvalta, asiantuntija, viranomaiset, käskyvalta, auktoriteettiFinnish
- autoritéFrench
- urlámhas, údarásIrish
- ùghdarrasScottish Gaelic
- autoridadeGalician
- בר-סמכא, סמכות, רשויותHebrew
- tekintéy, felhatalmazás, hatóság, meghatalmazás, szaktekintélyHungarian
- հեղինակությունArmenian
- autoritàItalian
- סמכותHebrew
- 権威, 当局, 権力Japanese
- 권력자, 권능, 권력, 권위자Korean
- بهردهستی, دهسهڵاتKurdish
- башчы, чоңдор, бедел, кадыр-барк, түп, билгич, беделдүүлүк, ыйгарым укук, кадырлуулук, авторитеттүүлүк, бийлик, авторитет, кадыр, негиз, уруксатKyrgyz
- auctoritatisLatin
- AutoritéitLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- kanoiMāori
- awtoritarju, awtoritá, awtoritarjaMaltese
- bevoegdheid, autoriteiten, autoriteit, gezagDutch
- autoritetNorwegian
- autorytet, władzaPolish
- autoridadePortuguese
- autoritate, autoritățiRomanian
- власть, авторитетRussian
- avtoritetaSlovene
- autoritetAlbanian
- auktoritet, myndighetSwedish
- mamlakaSwahili
- அதிகாரம்Tamil
- అధికారముTelugu
- yetkeTurkish
- владаUkrainian
- اقتدارUrdu
- אויטאָריטעטYiddish
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