'authority' definitions:
Definition of 'authority'
(from WordNet)
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" [syn: authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so]
noun
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew"
noun
An expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law"
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" [syn: assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness]
noun
An administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" [syn: agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority]
noun
Official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times" [syn: authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction]
noun
An authoritative written work; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"
Synonyms of 'authority'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acme,
- adept,
- administration,
- Admirable Crichton,
- adviser,
- affidavit,
- aficionado,
- agency,
- agentship,
- amateur,
- amperage,
- announcer,
- annunciator,
- appurtenance,
- arbiter,
- arbiter elegantiarum,
- arbiter of taste,
- armipotence,
- artisan,
- artist,
- artiste,
- ascendancy,
- assignment,
- attache,
- attestation,
- authoritativeness,
- authorities,
- authority,
- authorization,
- be-all and end-all,
- beef,
- bill of health,
- birthright,
- black power,
- blue ribbon,
- bon vivant,
- brevet,
- brute force,
- buff,
- care,
- certificate,
- certificate of proficiency,
- certification,
- championship,
- channel,
- charge,
- charisma,
- charm,
- claim,
- claws,
- clearance,
- clout,
- clutches,
- cogence,
- cogency,
- cognoscente,
- collector,
- command,
- commission,
- commissioning,
- commitment,
- communicant,
- communicator,
- compulsion,
- conduct,
- conjugal right,
- connaisseur,
- connoisseur,
- consequence,
- consignment,
- consultant,
- control,
- cordon bleu,
- countenance,
- crack shot,
- craftsman,
- credential,
- credit,
- critic,
- cure,
- dead shot,
- delegated authority,
- delegation,
- demand,
- deposition,
- deputation,
- devolution,
- devolvement,
- dilettante,
- dint,
- diploma,
- diplomat,
- diplomatist,
- direction,
- directorship,
- disposition,
- divine right,
- doctor,
- dominance,
- domination,
- dominion,
- drive,
- droit,
- due,
- duress,
- effect,
- effectiveness,
- effectuality,
- elder,
- elder statesman,
- embassy,
- eminence,
- empery,
- empire,
- empowerment,
- enabling,
- enchantment,
- energy,
- enfranchisement,
- enlightener,
- entitlement,
- entrusting,
- entrustment,
- epicure,
- epicurean,
- errand,
- establishment,
- esteem,
- evidence,
- example,
- executorship,
- exemplar,
- exequatur,
- experienced hand,
- experimental scientist,
- expert,
- expert consultant,
- expert witness,
- factorship,
- faculty,
- fan,
- favor,
- fiat,
- first place,
- first prize,
- flower power,
- force,
- force majeure,
- forcefulness,
- freak,
- full blast,
- full force,
- full power,
- good feeling,
- good judge,
- gossipmonger,
- gourmand,
- gourmet,
- governance,
- government,
- graduate,
- grapevine,
- great soul,
- greatness,
- grip,
- guidance,
- guru,
- hand,
- handling,
- hands,
- handy man,
- headship,
- hegemony,
- height,
- highest,
- hold,
- husbandry,
- ideal,
- illuminate,
- imperium,
- importance,
- inalienable right,
- incidental power,
- influence,
- influentiality,
- influentialness,
- informant,
- information center,
- information medium,
- informer,
- insinuation,
- intellect,
- intellectual,
- interest,
- interviewee,
- iron hand,
- journeyman,
- judge,
- jurisdiction,
- justness,
- kingship,
- lead,
- leadership,
- leading,
- legation,
- leverage,
- license,
- lieutenancy,
- lordship,
- lover of wisdom,
- magisterialness,
- magnetism,
- mahatma,
- main force,
- main strength,
- man of intellect,
- man of science,
- man of wisdom,
- mana,
- management,
- managery,
- managing,
- mandarin,
- mandate,
- manipulation,
- marksman,
- master,
- mastermind,
- mastership,
- mastery,
- maven,
- maximum,
- mentor,
- might,
- might and main,
- mightiness,
- mission,
- model,
- moment,
- monitor,
- most,
- mouthpiece,
- moxie,
- muscle power,
- navicert,
- ne plus ultra,
- new high,
- newsmonger,
- no slouch,
- notarized statement,
- note,
- notifier,
- nut,
- office,
- officialdom,
- officials,
- oracle,
- ordering,
- palms,
- paramountcy,
- past master,
- pattern,
- personality,
- persuasion,
- philosopher,
- pilotage,
- pizzazz,
- plenipotentiary power,
- police,
- politician,
- poop,
- potence,
- potency,
- potentiality,
- power,
- power of attorney,
- power pack,
- power structure,
- power struggle,
- power to act,
- powerfulness,
- powers that be,
- practical scientist,
- precedence,
- predominance,
- preponderance,
- prepotency,
- prerogative,
- prescription,
- presidency,
- press,
- pressure,
- prestige,
- presumptive right,
- pretense,
- pretension,
- primacy,
- priority,
- pro,
- procuration,
- productiveness,
- productivity,
- professional,
- professor,
- proficient,
- prominence,
- proper claim,
- property right,
- proxy,
- public relations officer,
- publisher,
- puissance,
- pull,
- punch,
- pundit,
- purchase,
- purview,
- push,
- rabbi,
- radio,
- raj,
- rank,
- ratification,
- record,
- refined palate,
- regency,
- regentship,
- regnancy,
- regulation,
- reign,
- reporter,
- repute,
- responsibility,
- right,
- rishi,
- rule,
- running,
- sage,
- sanction,
- sapient,
- savant,
- say,
- say-so,
- scholar,
- scientist,
- seer,
- seniority,
- shark,
- sharp,
- sheepskin,
- sinew,
- solidity,
- soundness,
- source,
- sovereignty,
- specialist,
- spokesman,
- standard,
- starets,
- statesman,
- stature,
- steam,
- steerage,
- steering,
- strength,
- strings,
- strong arm,
- suasion,
- substantiality,
- subtle influence,
- suggestion,
- superiority,
- superpower,
- supremacy,
- sway,
- sworn statement,
- talons,
- task,
- technical adviser,
- technical expert,
- technician,
- technologist,
- television,
- teller,
- testamur,
- testimonial,
- testimony,
- the conn,
- the helm,
- the wheel,
- thinker,
- ticket,
- tipster,
- title,
- top spot,
- tout,
- trust,
- trusteeship,
- upper hand,
- validity,
- vehemence,
- vested interest,
- vested right,
- vicarious authority,
- vigor,
- vim,
- virility,
- virtue,
- virtuoso,
- virulence,
- visa,
- vise,
- vitality,
- voucher,
- warrant,
- warranty,
- wattage,
- weight,
- weightiness,
- whip hand,
- wise man,
- wise old man,
- witness,
- wizard,
- word,
- zenith
Words containing 'authority'
- author,
- authorities,
- authorization,
- authorize,
- authorized,
- authorizer,
- Constituted authorities,
- author's name,
- authoring language,
- authority figure,
- authorized shares,
- authorized stock,
- authorized version,
- civil authority,
- good authority,
- joint author,
- local authority,
- palestine authority,
- redevelopment authority,
- regulatory authority,
- supreme authority,
- wield authority,
- co-author,
- palestine national authority,
- palestinian national authority