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.
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211. UN officials said a formal request was passed to American authorities.
212. The authorities wouldn't grant us permission to fly all the way down to San Francisco, so I had to kick my heels at Tunis Airport.
213. Local authorities have a duty to keep the streets clean.
214. The families soon discovered that every piece of information had to be dragged out of the authorities.
215. When the authorities inquired into his background, they found he had a criminal record.
216. The police say the players' behaviour is a matter for the football authorities.
217. Antitrust authorities must investigate the effect and purpose of an agreement to determine its legality.
218. The firm operates schools under contract to state education authorities.
219. The authorities used quiet persuasion instead of the big stick.
220. The authorities were able to cover up what really happened at the incident.
221. The intervention of the authorities gave union struggles a decidedly political flavour.
222. The authorities took especial interest in him because of his trade union work.
223. The committee has won a number of major concessions from the prison authorities.
224. At his instigation we conceal the fact from the authorities.
225. Gandhi and Martin Luther King both led campaigns of civil disobedience to try to persuade the authorities to change their policies.
226. The authorities say six civilians have been killed in two separate attacks.
227. The revenue authorities have come down on me for the payment of twenty pounds income tax.
228. This could easily be remedied if the authorities were willing.
229. He had to give his passport up to the authorities.
230. This fact had not escaped the attention of the authorities.
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231. Christians were allowed to practise their faith unmolested by the authorities.
232. There's been too much concentration of power in the hands of central authorities.
233. The authorities believe those security measures are already paying off.
234. The authorities have ordered all soldiers who have returned from the front line to report back to barracks.
235. The laxity of export control authorities has made a significant contribution to the problem.
236. There have been continual demands for action by the political authorities to put an end to this situation.
237. Most authorities recommend letting the baby nurse whenever it wants.
238. He was legally bound to report them to the authorities.
239. The refugees live in subsidized housing provided by the authorities.
240. The authorities showed no signs of giving in to the kidnapper's demands.
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