Noun

• S: (n) authority (authority%1:07:00::), authorization (authorization%1:07:00::), authorisation (authorisation%1:07:00::), potency (potency%1:07:01::), dominance (dominance%1:07:00::), say-so (say-so%1:07:00::) (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 (authority%1:18:01::) ((usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others) "the authorities have issued a curfew"
• S: (n) authority (authority%1:18:00::) (an expert whose views are taken as definitive) "he is an authority on corporate law"
• S: (n) assurance (assurance%1:09:00::), self-assurance (self-assurance%1:09:00::), confidence (confidence%1:09:00::), self-confidence (self-confidence%1:09:00::), authority (authority%1:09:00::), sureness (sureness%1:09:00::) (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"
• S: (n) agency (agency%1:14:00::), federal agency (federal_agency%1:14:00::), government agency (government_agency%1:14:00::), bureau (bureau%1:14:00::), office (office%1:14:01::), authority (authority%1:14:00::) (an administrative unit of government) "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
• S: (n) authority (authority%1:07:02::), authorization (authorization%1:07:02::), authorisation (authorisation%1:07:02::), sanction (sanction%1:07:00::) (official permission or approval) "authority for the program was renewed several times"
• S: (n) authority (authority%1:10:00::) (an authoritative written work) "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"