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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211. The school opted out of local authority control and is funded directly by the government.
212. He doesn't have the authority to pull rank on me any more.
213. 'I'm not an authority on them,' Jessica said with forced lightness.
213. Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and build good sentences.
214. The authority must make suitable accommodation available to the family.
215. The local authority exercises parental rights over the children until foster homes are found.
216. Evidently, the local authority are planning to close the school.
217. It was resolved that the matter be referred to a higher authority.
218. The Tennessee Valley Authority applied for a license to operate the facility.
219. I have it on good authority that she's getting married.
220. The conversations were designed to undermine her authority so she felt that she could no longer work for the company.
221. A combination of tact and authority was needed to deal with the situation.
222. The rise in crime is often cited as evidence of a general breakdown of authority.
223. The authority to call an emergency meeting rests with the president.
224. Reid reserved his most venomous attack for the Rail Authority.
225. Although the retired architects of the party do not occupy any official positions, they have a lot of authority.
226. She now has authority over the people she used to take orders from.
227. The judge had no authority to order a second trial.
228. She spent 15 years as a clinical psychologist with the Northumberland Health Authority.
229. Unusually among British prime ministers, he was not a man of natural authority.
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