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"authority for the program was renewed several times"nounofficial permission or approval
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nounan administrative unit of government
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"she spoke with authority"nounfreedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilitiestype of:
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"he has the authority to issue warrants"nounthe power or right to give orders or make decisions
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"this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"nounan authoritative written worktype of:
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"he is an authority on corporate law"nounan expert whose views are taken as definitivetype of:
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noun(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
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someone person somebody book office control master army soul judge command professional permission agency expert confidence individual muscle navy bureau ai usa organ mortal certainty pasha consultant authorization advisor gao lordship ins ds adviser irs sovereignty assurance distributor fda faa cdc connoisseur sanction dominance oni potency authorisation pacha npc tsa disa osha nga ois noaa bjs evaluator approver phs arda rebuker reprover gpo usaf doei imperium federal agency government agency administrative unit administrative body advanced research and development activity marine corps intelligence activity mcia national climatic data center national geospatial-intelligence agency national guard bureau national institute of standards and technology national institutes of health national oceanic and atmospheric administration national park service national technical information service national weather service naval air warfare center weapons division naval special warfare naval surface warfare center naval underwater warfare center nawcwpns ncdc ngb nih nist nonproliferation center nsw nswc ntis nuwc occupational safety and health administration office of intelligence support office of naval intelligence patent and trademark office database patent office technology administration transportation security administration u. s. air force u. s. army u. s. coast guard united states air force united states army united states border patrol united states coast guard united states fish and wildlife service united states government accounting office united states government printing office united states navy united states public health service us air force us army us border patrol us coast guard us fish and wildlife service us government printing office us navy uscb usn afisr air force air force intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance air force isr army intelligence ballistic missile defense organization bja bmdo bureau of customs bureau of diplomatic security bureau of engraving and printing bureau of intelligence and research bureau of justice assistance bureau of justice statistics bureau of the census casualty care research center ccrc census bureau center for disease control and prevention comptroller of the currency counterterrorist center ctc customs bureau customs service darpa defense advanced research projects agency defense information systems agency defense logistics agency defense reutilization and marketing service defense technical information center department of defense laboratory system department of energy intelligence drms dtic executive agency federal aviation administration federal housing administration fha financial management service food and drug administration foreign service fws government accounting office government printing office immigration and naturalization service independent agency inr internal revenue service lablink law enforcement agency local authority self-assurance self-confidence sureness say-so carte blanche power of appointment last word liturgist cognoscente high priest abrogator reproacher civil authority civil officer authorizer authority figure authoriser mandator allocator upbraider withdrawer