Dictionary Entry

authority

authority is a 9-letter English word with 15 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority of a court. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 14 · 15 senses

Definitions

1noun
Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority of a court.
2noun
Government; the persons or the body exercising power or command; as, the local authorities of the States; the military authorities.
3noun
The power derived from opinion, respect, or esteem; influence of character, office, or station, or mental or moral superiority, and the like; claim to be believed or obeyed; as, an historian of no authority; a magistrate of great authority.
4noun
That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in support of opinions, actions, measures, etc.
5noun
Testimony; witness.
6noun
A precedent; a decision of a court, an official declaration, or an opinion, saying, or statement worthy to be taken as a precedent.
7noun
A book containing such a statement or opinion, or the author of the book.
8noun
Justification; warrant.
9noun
official permission or approval
"authority for the program was renewed several times"
Synonyms
authorisation authorization sanction
10noun
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
"he has the authority to issue warrants"
"deputies are given authorization to make arrests"
Synonyms
authorisation authorization dominance potency
11noun
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"
Synonyms
assurance confidence sureness
12noun
an authoritative written work
"this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"
13noun
an administrative unit of government
"the Central Intelligence Agency"
"the Census Bureau"
Synonyms
agency bureau office
14noun
an expert whose views are taken as definitive
"he is an authority on corporate law"
15noun
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
"the authorities have issued a curfew"

Synonyms

authorisation authorization sanction dominance potency assurance confidence sureness agency bureau office

Common word forms

authorities

Words from these letters

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