Synonyms:
authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so
Meaning: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"
Synonyms:
authority
Meaning: (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew"
Synonyms:
authority
Meaning: an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law"
Synonyms:
assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness
Meaning: freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"
Synonyms:
agency, federal_agency, government_agency, bureau, office, authority
Meaning: an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
Synonyms:
authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction
Meaning: official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"
Usage examples
"Who has any authority over me?
I speak wholly without authority
Checked by the voice of authority
A staff of office signifying authority.
I have been told by an eminent authority
Who had the authority to introduce them?
Art thou a new strength and a new authority?
"Who gave you such authority?" she demanded.
She would do nothing without my authority, of course?"
Then show me thine authority and thy strength to do so!