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Thesaurus entry: authority
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authority
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noun
1.
have the authority to decide | a person of/in authority
synonyms
: authorization, right, power, might, sanction, influence, force, control, charge, prerogative, jurisdiction, rule, command, dominion, sovereignty, ascendancy, supremacy;
inf.
say-so.
2.
he is an authority on ecology
synonyms
: expert, specialist, professional, master, scholar, pundit;
inf.
walking encyclopedia.
3.
quoting authorities used
synonyms
: source, reference, documentation, bibliography, citation, quotation, quote, excerpt, passage.
4.
have his authority to act
synonyms
: permission, authorization, sanction, license, warrant;
inf.
say-so.
5.
have ...