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authorities

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As a noun, authorities means the bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere.

Meanings of authorities

3 meanings

noun

  1. The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere

  2. The bodies that enforce law and order or provide a public service

  3. The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

    “the government reduced taxes”

    “the matter was referred to higher authorities”

    Similar: government, regime

Plural of authority

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: the organization that is the governing authority of a pol…
governmentregime

Words that rhyme with authorities

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