authorities

authority /ɔ:'θɔriti/
  • danh từ
    • uy quyền, quyền lực, quyền thế
      • to exercise authority over somebody: có quyền lực đối với ai
    • uỷ quyền
    • ((thường) số nhiều) nhà cầm quyền, nhà chức trách, nhà đương cục
    • người có uy tín, người có thẩm quyền, chuyên gia, người lão luyện (về một môn nào)
      • an authority on phonetics: chuyên gia về ngữ âm
    • tài liệu có thể làm căn cứ đáng tin, căn cứ
      • what is his authority?: anh ta căn cứ vào đâu?
    • to do something on one own's authority
      • tự ý làm gì, tự cho phép làm gì
    • on (from) good authority
      • theo một nguồn đáng tin cậy, theo căn cứ đích xác

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authorities

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; government, regime

    the government reduced taxes

    the matter was referred to higher authorities

    n.

  • the power or right to give orders or make decisions; authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so

    he has the authority to issue warrants

    deputies are given authorization to make arrests

    a place of potency in the state

  • (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others

    the authorities have issued a curfew

  • an expert whose views are taken as definitive

    he is an authority on corporate law

  • freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, sureness

    his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular

    after that failure he lost his confidence

    she spoke with authority

  • an administrative unit of government; agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office

    the Central Intelligence Agency

    the Census Bureau

    Office of Management and Budget

    Tennessee Valley Authority

  • official permission or approval; authorization, authorisation, sanction

    authority for the program was renewed several times

  • an authoritative written work

    this book is the final authority on the life of Milton


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

authorities
syn.: agency assurance authorisation authorization bureau confidence dominance federal agency government agency office potency sanction say-so self-assurance self-confidence sureness