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. Shakera Symes:

   Give the information to the authorities so that they can help find the person who has destroyed us, emotionally, mentally, it feels like somebody has ripped us to shreds.

2. The IOC:

   A plan has already been put in place for the Rio Olympics the Games venues in the lead-up to and at Rio Olympics the Games time, which will see them inspected on a daily basis in order to ensure that any puddles of stagnant water -- where the mosquitoes breed -- are removed, therefore minimising the risk of athletes and visitors coming into contact with mosquitoes, rio 2016 will also continue to follow the virus prevention and control measures provided by the authorities, and will provide the relevant guidance to Rio Olympics the Games athletes and visitors.

3. Giuseppe Sersale:

   Stress is high enough to trigger a reaction of monetary authorities to calm down nerves. And (ECB President Mario) Draghi tomorrow can do something.

4. Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri:

   To summarize, national authorities should strive to build trust and achieve more cross-border recognition of comparable regulatory requirements.

5. Kim Dong-hyun:

   I think the authorities missed these venues, they had grounds to suspend operations of the facilities earlier, but it's unclear why they didn't.

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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