Synonyms: authorisation, authority, authorization, sanction
Definition: official permission or approval
Usage: authority for the program was renewed several times
Synonyms: dominance, potency, say-so, authorisation, authority, authorization
Definition: the power or right to give orders or make decisions
Usage: he has the authority to issue warrants; deputies are given authorization to make arrests; a place of potency in the state
Synonyms: sureness, assurance, authority, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence
Definition: freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
Usage: his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular; after that failure he lost his confidence; she spoke with authority
Similar words: certainty
Definition: the state of being certain
Usage: his certainty reassured the others
Synonyms: authority
Definition: an authoritative written work
Usage: this book is the final authority on the life of Milton
Similar words: book
Definition: a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
Usage: I am reading a good book on economics
Synonyms: government agency, federal agency, office, bureau, authority, agency
Definition: an administrative unit of government
Usage: the Central Intelligence Agency; the Census Bureau; Office of Management and Budget; Tennessee Valley Authority
Similar words: administrative body, administrative unit
Definition: a unit with administrative responsibilities
Synonyms: authority
Definition: an expert whose views are taken as definitive
Usage: he is an authority on corporate law
Similar words: expert
Definition: a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
Synonyms: authority
Definition: (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
Usage: the authorities have issued a curfew
Similar words: somebody, someone, soul, mortal, person, individual
Definition: a human being
Usage: there was too much for one person to do