Similar words: authority, authoritarian, authoritative, authorize, authorization, author, facilities, thorough. Meaning: [ɔː'θɒrətɪ] 
n. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit.
n. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit. 
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151. The university authorities sent the student down for the rest of the term.
152. They would like local authorities to be given greater discretion as to how the money is spent.
153. The Spanish authorities cooperated with the British police in finding the terrorists.
154. The authorities are dragging their feet over banning cigarette advertising.
155. These people occupy such a marginal position in society that the authorities think they can be safely ignored.
156. Drug abuse has long been a major problem for the authorities there.
157. Someone in the village must have denounced them to the authorities.
158. The authorities should have been alert to the possibility of invasion.
159. She did not suspect him of complicity with the authorities.
160. Authorities requisitioned hotel rooms to lodge more than 3,000 stranded Christmas vacationers.
161. Dutch colonial authorities imprisoned him for his part in the independence movement.
162. For years he had fought a running battle with the authorities over the land.
163. Local authorities have been forced to cut back on expenditure.
164. They notified the authorities that pollution in that area was serious.
165. He was not allowed to leave the city without the prior permission of the authorities.
166. Among the difficulties encountered was a lack of cooperation on the part of the authorities.
167. Some actions by the authorities ran counter to the president's call for leniency.
168. The authorities have revoked their original decision to allow development of this rural area.
169. U.S. authorities have not yet indicated their monetary policy plans.
170. But the authorities turned a deaf ear to their demands.
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171. I am still very angry and will be taking it up with the authorities.
172. The situation is bound to come under the scrutiny of the public health authorities.
173. Local authorities are likely to refuse to hire facilities to unrecognised martial arts organisations.
174. The local education authorities have devolved financial control to individual schools.
175. The authorities are planning to launch a full-scale investigation into the crash.
176. The ruling will put extra pressure on health authorities to change working practices and shorten hours.
177. The authorities have urged people to stock up on fuel in case hostilities break out.
178. They claimed that the authorities had deliberately promoted and condoned the violence.
179. I'm going to report these holes in the road to the authorities.
180. We spent a long time haggling with the authorities over our visas.
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