AUTHORITY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • official permission or approval
   
   Synonym(s)
   • authorisation (what does authorisation mean?)
   • authorization (what does authorization mean?)
   • sanction (what does sanction mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • authority for the program was renewed several times
   
   Hypernyms(s) authority is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • permission (what does permission mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • sanction (what does sanction mean?)
   • authorize (what does authorize mean?)
   • authorise (what does authorise mean?)
   • pass (what does pass mean?)
   • clear (what does clear mean?)
   • authorize (what does authorize mean?)
   • authorise (what does authorise mean?)
   • pass (what does pass mean?)
   • clear (what does clear mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the power or right to give orders or make decisions
   
   Synonym(s)
   • authorisation (what does authorisation mean?)
   • authorization (what does authorization mean?)
   • dominance (what does dominance mean?)
   • say-so (what does say-so mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • he has the authority to issue warrants
   • deputies are given authorization to make arrests
   
   Hypernyms(s) authority is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • control (what does control mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • power of appointment (what does power of appointment mean?)
   • carte blanche (what does carte blanche mean?)
   • command (what does command mean?)
   • lordship (what does lordship mean?)
   • muscle (what does muscle mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • dominate (what does dominate mean?)
   • master (what does master mean?)
3. Meaning
   • freedom from doubt
   • belief in yourself and your abilities
   
   Synonym(s)
   • assurance (what does assurance mean?)
   • confidence (what does confidence mean?)
   • self-assurance (what does self-assurance mean?)
   • self-confidence (what does self-confidence mean?)
   • sureness (what does sureness mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
   • after that failure he lost his confidence
   • she spoke with authority
   
   Hypernyms(s) authority is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • certainty (what does certainty mean?)
   
   Attribute(s)
   • certain(p) (what does certain(p) mean?)
   • sure (what does sure mean?)
   • uncertain (what does uncertain mean?)
   • unsure (what does unsure mean?)
   • incertain (what does incertain mean?)
4. Meaning
   • an authoritative written work
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • this book is the final authority on the life of Milton
   
   Hypernyms(s) authority is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • book (what does book mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • last word (what does last word mean?)
5. Meaning
   • an administrative unit of government
   
   Synonym(s)
   • agency (what does agency mean?)
   • bureau (what does bureau mean?)
   • federal agency (what does federal agency mean?)
   • government agency (what does government agency mean?)
   • office (what does office mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • the Central Intelligence Agency
   • the Census Bureau
   • Office of Management and Budget
   • Tennessee Valley Authority
   
   Hypernyms(s) authority is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • administrative unit (what does administrative unit mean?)
   • administrative body (what does administrative body mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • Air Force Research Laboratory (what does Air Force Research Laboratory mean?)
   • AFRL (what does AFRL mean?)
   • Army High Performance Computing Research Center (what does Army High Performance Computing Research Center mean?)
   • AHPCRC (what does AHPCRC mean?)
   • Naval Research Laboratory (what does Naval Research Laboratory mean?)
   • NRL (what does NRL mean?)
   • United States Army Criminal Investigation Laborato (what does United States Army Criminal Investigation Laborato mean?)
   • U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory (what does U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory mean?)
   • US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory (what does US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory mean?)
   • USACIL (what does USACIL mean?)
   • executive agency (what does executive agency mean?)
   • Food and Drug Administration (what does Food and Drug Administration mean?)
   • FDA (what does FDA mean?)
   • Center for Disease Control and Prevention (what does Center for Disease Control and Prevention mean?)
   • CDC (what does CDC mean?)
   • Counterterrorist Center (what does Counterterrorist Center mean?)
   • CTC (what does CTC mean?)
   • Nonproliferation Center (what does Nonproliferation Center mean?)
   • NPC (what does NPC mean?)
   • Bureau of the Census (what does Bureau of the Census mean?)
   • Census Bureau (what does Census Bureau mean?)
   • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (what does National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration mean?)
   • NOAA (what does NOAA mean?)
   • National Climatic Data Center (what does National Climatic Data Center mean?)
   • NCDC (what does NCDC mean?)
   • National Weather Service (what does National Weather Service mean?)
   • Technology Administration (what does Technology Administration mean?)
   • National Institute of Standards and Technology (what does National Institute of Standards and Technology mean?)
   • NIST (what does NIST mean?)
   • National Technical Information Service (what does National Technical Information Service mean?)
   • NTIS (what does NTIS mean?)
   • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (what does Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency mean?)
   • DARPA (what does DARPA mean?)
   • Department of Defense Laboratory System (what does Department of Defense Laboratory System mean?)
   • LABLINK (what does LABLINK mean?)
   • Department of Energy Intelligence (what does Department of Energy Intelligence mean?)
   • DOEI (what does DOEI mean?)
   • United States Public Health Service (what does United States Public Health Service mean?)
   • PHS (what does PHS mean?)
   • National Institutes of Health (what does National Institutes of Health mean?)
   • NIH (what does NIH mean?)
   • Bureau of Justice Assistance (what does Bureau of Justice Assistance mean?)
   • BJA (what does BJA mean?)
   • Bureau of Justice Statistics (what does Bureau of Justice Statistics mean?)
   • BJS (what does BJS mean?)
   • Immigration and Naturalization Service (what does Immigration and Naturalization Service mean?)
   • INS (what does INS mean?)
   • United States Border Patrol (what does United States Border Patrol mean?)
   • US Border Patrol (what does US Border Patrol mean?)
   • Bureau of Diplomatic Security (what does Bureau of Diplomatic Security mean?)
   • DS (what does DS mean?)
   • Foreign Service (what does Foreign Service mean?)
   • Bureau of Intelligence and Research (what does Bureau of Intelligence and Research mean?)
   • INR (what does INR mean?)
   • United States Fish and Wildlife Service (what does United States Fish and Wildlife Service mean?)
   • US Fish and Wildlife Service (what does US Fish and Wildlife Service mean?)
   • FWS (what does FWS mean?)
   • National Park Service (what does National Park Service mean?)
   • Financial Management Service (what does Financial Management Service mean?)
   • Office of Intelligence Support (what does Office of Intelligence Support mean?)
   • OIS (what does OIS mean?)
   • Comptroller of the Currency (what does Comptroller of the Currency mean?)
   • Bureau of Customs (what does Bureau of Customs mean?)
   • Customs Bureau (what does Customs Bureau mean?)
   • Customs Service (what does Customs Service mean?)
   • USCB (what does USCB mean?)
   • Bureau of Engraving and Printing (what does Bureau of Engraving and Printing mean?)
   • Internal Revenue Service (what does Internal Revenue Service mean?)
   • IRS (what does IRS mean?)
   • Federal Aviation Agency (what does Federal Aviation Agency mean?)
   • FAA (what does FAA mean?)
   • Transportation Safety Administration (what does Transportation Safety Administration mean?)
   • TSA (what does TSA mean?)
   • Government Accounting Office (what does Government Accounting Office mean?)
   • GAO (what does GAO mean?)
   • United States Government Accounting Office (what does United States Government Accounting Office mean?)
   • United States Coast Guard (what does United States Coast Guard mean?)
   • U. S. Coast Guard (what does U. S. Coast Guard mean?)
   • US Coast Guard (what does US Coast Guard mean?)
   • Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (what does Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division mean?)
   • NAWCWPNS (what does NAWCWPNS mean?)
   • Naval Special Warfare (what does Naval Special Warfare mean?)
   • NSW (what does NSW mean?)
   • Naval Surface Warfare Center (what does Naval Surface Warfare Center mean?)
   • NSWC (what does NSWC mean?)
   • Naval Underwater Warfare Center (what does Naval Underwater Warfare Center mean?)
   • NUWC (what does NUWC mean?)
   • Office of Naval Intelligence (what does Office of Naval Intelligence mean?)
   • ONI (what does ONI mean?)
   • Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (what does Marine Corps Intelligence Activity mean?)
   • MCIA (what does MCIA mean?)
   • Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaiss (what does Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaiss mean?)
   • Air Force ISR (what does Air Force ISR mean?)
   • AFISR (what does AFISR mean?)
   • independent agency (what does independent agency mean?)
   • Advanced Research and Development Activity (what does Advanced Research and Development Activity mean?)
   • ARDA (what does ARDA mean?)
   • Defense Logistics Agency (what does Defense Logistics Agency mean?)
   • Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (what does Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service mean?)
   • DRMS (what does DRMS mean?)
   • Defense Technical Information Center (what does Defense Technical Information Center mean?)
   • DTIC (what does DTIC mean?)
   • law enforcement agency (what does law enforcement agency mean?)
   • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (what does Occupational Safety and Health Administration mean?)
   • OSHA (what does OSHA mean?)
   • organ (what does organ mean?)
   • Patent and Trademark Office Database (what does Patent and Trademark Office Database mean?)
   • Patent Office (what does Patent Office mean?)
   • United States Government Printing Office (what does United States Government Printing Office mean?)
   • US Government Printing Office (what does US Government Printing Office mean?)
   • Government Printing Office (what does Government Printing Office mean?)
   • GPO (what does GPO mean?)
   • National Guard Bureau (what does National Guard Bureau mean?)
   • NGB (what does NGB mean?)
   • Army Intelligence (what does Army Intelligence mean?)
   • AI (what does AI mean?)
   • Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (what does Ballistic Missile Defense Organization mean?)
   • BMDO (what does BMDO mean?)
   • Defense Information Systems Agency (what does Defense Information Systems Agency mean?)
   • DISA (what does DISA mean?)
   • National Imagery and Mapping Agency (what does National Imagery and Mapping Agency mean?)
   • NIMA (what does NIMA mean?)
   • Casualty Care Research Center (what does Casualty Care Research Center mean?)
   • CCRC (what does CCRC mean?)
   • Federal Housing Administration (what does Federal Housing Administration mean?)
   • FHA (what does FHA mean?)
   • local authority (what does local authority mean?)
6. Meaning
   • an expert whose views are taken as definitive
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • he is an authority on corporate law
   
   Hypernyms(s) authority is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • expert (what does expert mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • adviser (what does adviser mean?)
   • advisor (what does advisor mean?)
   • consultant (what does consultant mean?)
   • connoisseur (what does connoisseur mean?)
   • cognoscenti (what does cognoscenti mean?)
   • evaluator (what does evaluator mean?)
   • judge (what does judge mean?)
   • high priest (what does high priest mean?)
   • liturgist (what does liturgist mean?)
   • master (what does master mean?)
   • professional (what does professional mean?)
7. Meaning
   • (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • the authorities have issued a curfew
   
   Hypernyms(s) authority is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • person (what does person mean?)
   • individual (what does individual mean?)
   • someone (what does someone mean?)
   • somebody (what does somebody mean?)
   • mortal (what does mortal mean?)
   • human (what does human mean?)
   • soul (what does soul mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • abrogator (what does abrogator mean?)
   • allocator (what does allocator mean?)
   • distributor (what does distributor mean?)
   • approver (what does approver mean?)
   • authority figure (what does authority figure mean?)
   • authorizer (what does authorizer mean?)
   • authoriser (what does authoriser mean?)
   • mandator (what does mandator mean?)
   • pasha (what does pasha mean?)
   • pacha (what does pacha mean?)
   • civil authority (what does civil authority mean?)
   • upbraider (what does upbraider mean?)
   • reprover (what does reprover mean?)
   • reproacher (what does reproacher mean?)
   • rebuker (what does rebuker mean?)
   • withdrawer (what does withdrawer mean?)