authority
889
3.1
- noun
- /əˈθɔrɪti/
:
autoridades
- City authorities have plans to improve the public transportation system next year.
- local authorities
- state authorities
- government authorities
Eventually, he would be arrested by Mexican authorities in Puerto Vallarta.
- Eventually, he would be arrested by Mexican authorities in Puerto Vallarta.
- After that, Dutch authorities dismissed the reality of the situation.
- We came into political consciousness by confronting authority, many of us.
- But, you know, the, the the Russian authorities apparently didn't want to take that chance.
- And I had a big problem with authority when I was younger.
- They're central authorities that say, yes, this is this is correct.
- One man against the authorities, or one man against the city of zombies.
- There is there's no central authority on what is an original Star Trek prop.
- Next time I will be calling the proper authorities.
- So basically individual people should ask their local health authorities to, to, to sign up to contact you.
- And because the authorities had cleared it, I was allowed to keep my son.
- There's no body authority which maintains the rights of the river.
- What are the pros and cons of authorities, would you say?
- The many authorities came to blame.
Examples
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Over the course of 10 years, American authorities foiled more than two dozen al-Qaeda plots.
Academic text (2011) -
There is an emergency order issued by the authorities, by the federal government and the president of the United States.
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Then the question is, OK, can the authorities keep the money inside their banking systems?
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I'm going to continue reaching out to state and federal authorities trying to get help.
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By law, I'm required to report this to the authorities.
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Most states and local authorities comply because they can rarely afford to lose federal funding.
Academic text (2011) -
The U.S. wanted to extradite him, but the Irish authorities never could seem to find him.
Fiction book (1991) -
Johnson acknowledges that local authorities in England will struggle to maintain their own provision.
Academic text (2011) -
Authorities believe they'll make this the biggest ever exodus of British fans abroad to watch a single football match.
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The local authorities announced new safety regulations to protect public health.
Synonyms
51
3.4
A group that runs public services for a town or area
17
3.4
A group of people or organization that manages and sets rules for an institution
9
3.7
A group of people who have authority to make decisions
3
4.5
A person or group that has power over people's daily life, not the military
3
5.3
An official group that makes rules and makes sure businesses follow them to protect people
Official people or groups that make rules and make sure others follow them
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
3
4.5
A person or group that has power over people's daily life, not the military
- Formal
3
5.3
An official group that makes rules and makes sure businesses follow them to protect people
A body that governs parts of the West Bank and Gaza with limited power under agreements with Israel
- Formal
A government group that plans and manages rebuilding of run-down parts of a city
How Powerful
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1.0
- UK
147
3.7
889
3.1
∞
3.0
∞
1.8
∞
3.2
∞
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Authority comes from the Latin auctor 'creator' or 'maker', and groups called authorities are the people or organizations who make rules and enforce them. That's why we use authorities for the official bodies that decide and act.