Synonym: agency, assurance, authorisation, authorization, bureau, confidence, dominance, federal agency, government agency, office, potency, sanction, say-so, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness. Similar words: authorize, minority, priority, horizon, thorough, favorite, thoroughly, security. Meaning: [ɔː'θɒrətɪ] 
n. 1. the power or right to give orders or make decisions 2. (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others 3. an expert whose views are taken as definitive 4. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities 5. an administrative unit of government 6. official permission or approval 7. an authoritative written work.
n. 1. the power or right to give orders or make decisions 2. (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others 3. an expert whose views are taken as definitive 4. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities 5. an administrative unit of government 6. official permission or approval 7. an authoritative written work. 
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181. As soon as those in authority give us the okay, we can go ahead with the project.
182. Her hatred of authority led to her expulsion from high school.
183. The intention by the local authority to build 2 000 new houses is unrealistic.
184. He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority.
185. Don't feel constrained to do what he says - he's got no authority.
186. As a boy he always kicked against his father's authority.
187. His argument does not rest on reasoning or on experiment, but on authority.
188. He is not willing to concede any of his power/authority.
189. The President's enemies are spreading rumours to undermine his authority.
190. On the domestic front,[www.Sentencedict.com] de Gaulle's priority was to secure his government's authority.
191. The Authority will provide a welfare worker to assist you.
192. I have it on good authority that there's no way this light can cause skin cancer.
193. In newspaper articles she consistently upbraided those in authority who overstepped their limits.
194. He has always tried to cock a snook at authority.
195. If the general found his authority questioned he invariably administered a sharp rebuke.
196. If the economy turned round the Prime Minister's authority would quickly increase.
197. The businessmen have issued a writ against the authority for damages.
198. Our new administrator seems to be trying to stamp her authority on every aspect of the department.
199. He has thumbed his nose at authority all his life.
200. The local authority is falling down on the job of keeping the streets clean.
201. If we can get that grant from the local authority, we'll be well away.
202. The attack took place under the authority of the UN security council.
203. Many prefer a familiar authority figure to a young upstart.
204. The President is facing the sternest test of his authority since he came to power five years ago.
205. Both defendants refused to acknowledge the authority of the court.
206. His critics say his fumbling of the issue of reform has eroded his authority.
207. The Port Authority is an agency jointly run by New York and New Jersey.
208. It is up to the regulating authority to put the measures into effect.
209. The water authority has issued a red alert until the cause of the pollution has been removed.
210. He suspected it was an attempt to undercut his authority.
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