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official permission or approval
e.g. authority for the program was renewed several times
Synonym: authorization authorisation sanction
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the power or right to give orders or make decisions
e.g. he has the authority to issue warrants
e.g. deputies are given authorization to make arrests
e.g. a place of potency in the state
Synonym: authorization authorisation potency dominance say-so
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freedom from doubt
belief in yourself and your abilities
e.g. his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
e.g. after that failure he lost his confidence
e.g. she spoke with authority
Synonym: assurance self-assurance confidence self-confidence sureness
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an authoritative written work
e.g. this book is the final authority on the life of Milton
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an administrative unit of government
e.g. the Central Intelligence Agency
e.g. the Census Bureau
e.g. Office of Management and Budget
e.g. Tennessee Valley Authority
Synonym: agency federal agency government agency bureau office
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an expert whose views are taken as definitive
e.g. he is an authority on corporate law
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(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
e.g. the authorities have issued a curfew
英语释义
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n. the power or right to give orders or make decisions
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n. (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
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n. an expert whose views are taken as definitive
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n. official permission or approval