Definitions for authorities
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1. government, authorities, regimenoun

   the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

   "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"

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1. authoritiesnoun

   Plural form of authority.

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1. authorities

   Authorities are individuals, groups, or organizations that hold power or have the right to give orders, make decisions, enforce laws or obligations, and command obedience. They are recognized or considered as being able to provide expert judgement, advice, or knowledge in a particular area. This could include government bodies, religious leaders, police, teachers, among others.

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1. Authorities

   of Authority

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1. Authorities

   This is a list of Authorities from the V science fiction franchise. Known members of the police and military forces on Earth defending or aiding against the Visitor horde are detailed below.

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1. authorities

   Plural form of the word authority.

   The relevant housing authorities created a social housing plan.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on May 1, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Government
   • Polity

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'authorities' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #764

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'authorities' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1042

How to pronounce authorities?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say authorities in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of authorities in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of authorities in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of authorities in a Sentence

1. Grace Meng:

   I don't want to break their hearts, i'm very -- you know my heart, you know my emotion. They( Chinese authorities) like things under the table, in the dark room.

2. President Barack Obama on Friday:

   I don't want us to be in a situation in which, for a certain period of time, those authorities go away, and suddenly we're dark, and heaven forbid we've got a problem where we could have prevented a terrorist attack or apprehended someone who is engaged in dangerous activity but we didn't do so simply because of inaction in the Senate.

3. Jeffrey Neslund:

   There's going to be anger and outrage and justifiably so, i think the indictment should come out to explain to the public that the authorities have done the right thing and the officer is charged.

4. Michelle Bachelet:

   The welcome releases of 62 detainees then (in June), with a further 22 – including journalist Braulio Jatar and judge (Maria) Lourdes Afiuni – set free yesterday and the authorities' acceptance of two human rights officers in the country, signify the beginning of positive engagement on the country's many human rights issues.

5. Kabelo Ledwaba:

   The necessary arrangements are under way for the collection of the part, which will then be handed over to Malaysian authorities, as was the case last week with the debris that was in the possession of the Lotter family from KwaZulu-Natal, the MH370 Safety Investigation Team will carry out the examination and analysis on the two pieces of debris with the assistance of experts from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, the Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia (DCA), Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and Boeing to verify their origins.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=authorities
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Authorities
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/authorities
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=authorities