authority - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

official permission or approval

Synonyms

• authorisation
• authority
• authorization
• sanction

More generic

• permission

Noun

the power or right to give orders or make decisions

Synonyms

• authorisation
• authority
• authorization
• dominance
• potency
• say-so

More generic

• control

More specific

• carte blanche
• command
• imperium
• lordship
• muscle
• power of appointment
• sovereignty

Noun

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

Synonyms

• assurance
• authority
• confidence
• self-assurance
• self-confidence
• sureness

More generic

• certainty

Noun

an authoritative written work

Synonyms

• authority

More generic

• book

More specific

• last word

Noun

an administrative unit of government

Synonyms

• agency
• authority
• bureau
• federal agency
• government agency
• office

More generic

• administrative body
• administrative unit

More specific

• AFISR
• AI
• ARDA
• Advanced Research and Development Activity
• Air Force
• Air Force ISR
• Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
• Army
• Army Intelligence
• BJA
• BJS
• BMDO
• Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
• 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
• CCRC
• CDC
• CTC
• Casualty Care Research Center
• Census Bureau
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Comptroller of the Currency
• Counterterrorist Center
• Customs Bureau
• Customs Service
• DARPA
• DISA
• DOEI
• DRMS
• DS
• DTIC
• 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
• FAA
• FDA
• FHA
• FWS
• Federal Aviation Administration
• Federal Housing Administration
• Financial Management Service
• Food and Drug Administration
• Foreign Serv

Noun

an expert whose views are taken as definitive

Synonyms

• authority

More generic

• expert

More specific

• adviser
• advisor
• cognoscente
• connoisseur
• consultant
• evaluator
• high priest
• judge
• liturgist
• master
• professional

Noun

(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others

Synonyms

• authority

More generic

• individual
• mortal
• person
• somebody
• someone
• soul

More specific

• abrogator
• allocator
• approver
• authoriser
• authority figure
• authorizer
• civil authority
• civil officer
• distributor
• mandator
• pacha
• pasha
• rebuker
• reproacher
• reprover
• upbraider
• withdrawer

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