Definitions For Authority

noun

  • Official permission or approval
  • The power or right to give orders or make decisions
  • Freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
  • An authoritative written work
  • An administrative unit of government
  • An expert whose views are taken as definitive
  • (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
  • The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
  • The power to give orders or make decisions : the power or right to direct or control someone or something
  • The confident quality of someone who knows a lot about something or who is respected or obeyed by other people
  • A quality that makes something seem true or real

Is Authorities a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
14

The word Authority is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Authority in a Sentence

  • The boss is not popular but his authority is unquestioned.
  • She has an air of authority.
  • Her southern accent lent authority to her performance.

Synonyms for Authority

Antonyms for Authorities

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