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Authorities
The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere
📖 Definitions of "Authorities"
noun
- 1
The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere
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The bodies that enforce law and order or provide a public service
noun
- 1
The power to enforce rules or give orders.
"I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them."
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(used in singular or plural form) Persons in command; specifically, government.
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A person accepted as a source of reliable information on a subject.
"the world's foremost authority on orangutans"
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Government-owned agency which runs a revenue-generating activity.
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