Noun

• S: (n) government, authorities, regime (the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit) "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
• S: (n) authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so (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"
• S: (n) authority ((usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others) "the authorities have issued a curfew"
• S: (n) authority (an expert whose views are taken as definitive) "he is an authority on corporate law"
• S: (n) assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness (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"
• attribute
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority (an administrative unit of government) "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
• S: (n) authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction (official permission or approval) "authority for the program was renewed several times"
• S: (n) authority (an authoritative written work) "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"