authority
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(noun) a grant of authority to the executive branch of government to spend money for specified purposes; "authority for the program was renewed several times" |
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Synonyms: authorization |
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Related Words: grant |
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(noun) the power to exercise authoritative or dominating control or influence over; "he has the authority to issue warrants" |
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Synonyms: dominance, say-so |
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Related Words: carte blanche, command, control, lordship |
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(noun) an authoritative written work; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton" |
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Related Words: book |
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(noun) an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law" |
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Related Words: Church Father, Father, adviser, advisor, cognoscenti, connoisseur, consultant, evaluator, expert, judge, liturgist, master, professional |
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(noun) (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew" |
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Related Words: civil authority, human, individual, mortal, pacha, pasha, person, somebody, someone, soul |
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(noun) the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church" |
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Synonyms: sanction |
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Related Words: authorisation, authorization, benefit of clergy, empowerment, name, nihil obstat |
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(noun) a power delegated from one person to another; "deputies are given the power to make arrests" |
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Synonyms: authorization |
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Related Words: potency, power, power of appointment, powerfulness |
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(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" |
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Synonyms: assurance, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness |
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Related Words: certainty |
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(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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Synonyms: agency, bureau, government agency, office |
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Related Words: AEC, Atomic Energy Commission, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Bureau of Customs, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Bureau of the Census, CIA, Census Bureau, Center for Disease Control, Central Intelligence Agency, Comptroller of the Currency, EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, FBI, FHA, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Housing Administration, IRS, Internal Revenue Service, Manhattan Project, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Park Service, Selective Service, Selective Service System, Social Security Administration, UN agency, United Nations agency, administrative unit, central bank, child welfare agency, child welfare service, executive agency, organ, patent office, redevelopment authority, regulatory agency, regulatory authority, secret service, weather bureau |
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