authority

nouns

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"
authorisation, authority, authorization, dominance, potency, say-so
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
"the authorities have issued a curfew"
authority
domain usage
the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
plural, plural form
is a type of (narrower)
a human being
"there was too much for one person to do"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
an expert whose views are taken as definitive
"he is an authority on corporate law"
authority
is a type of (narrower)
a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
expert
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"
assurance, authority, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness
an administrative unit of government
"the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
agency, authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office
official permission or approval
"authority for the program was renewed several times"
authorisation, authority, authorization, sanction
an authoritative written work
"this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"
authority
is a type of (narrower)
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
"I am reading a good book on economics"
book