eng: authority

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Meaning
means	(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" authority, dominance, authorisation, say-so, potency, authorization
means	(noun) (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew" authority
means	(noun) an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law" authority
means	(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" sureness, confidence, authority, self-confidence, self-assurance, assurance
means	(noun) an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" bureau, office, authority, agency, government agency, federal agency
means	(noun) official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times" authority, sanction, authorization, authorisation
means	(noun) an authoritative written work; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton" authority
means	e/Authority (sociology)
means	e/Authority