authority
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- noun
Synonyms for authority
powers that be
Synonyms
prerogative
expert
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Synonyms for authority
the right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge
a person or group having the right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge
Synonyms
conferred power
a person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field
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Synonyms for authority
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
an expert whose views are taken as definitive
freedom from doubt
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an administrative unit of government
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- administrative body
- administrative unit
- executive agency
- FDA
- Food and Drug Administration
- CDC
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Counterterrorist Center
- CTC
- Nonproliferation Center
- NPC
- Bureau of the Census
- Census Bureau
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NOAA
- National Climatic Data Center
- NCDC
- National Weather Service
- Technology Administration
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- NIST
- National Technical Information Service
- NTIS
- DARPA
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Department of Defense Laboratory System
- LABLINK
- Department of Energy Intelligence
- DOEI
- PHS
- United States Public Health Service
- National Institutes of Health
- NIH
- BJA
- Bureau of Justice Assistance
- BJS
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Immigration and Naturalization Service
- INS
- United States Border Patrol
- US Border Patrol
- Bureau of Diplomatic Security
- DS
- Foreign Service
- Bureau of Intelligence and Research
- INR
- FWS
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- National Park Service
- Financial Management Service
- Office of Intelligence Support
- OIS
- Comptroller of the Currency
- Bureau of Customs
- Customs Bureau
- Customs Service
- USCB
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Internal Revenue Service
- IRS
- FAA
- Federal Aviation Agency
- Transportation Security Administration
- TSA
- GAO
- Government Accounting Office
- United States Government Accounting Office
- United States Navy
- US Navy
- USN
- Navy
- U. S. Coast Guard
- United States Coast Guard
- US Coast Guard
- Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
- NAWCWPNS
- Naval Special Warfare
- NSW
- Naval Surface Warfare Center
- NSWC
- Naval Underwater Warfare Center
- NUWC
- Office of Naval Intelligence
- ONI
- Marine Corps Intelligence Activity
- MCIA
- U. S. Air Force
- United States Air Force
- US Air Force
- USAF
- Air Force
- AFISR
- Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
- Air Force ISR
- independent agency
- Advanced Research and Development Activity
- ARDA
- Defense Logistics Agency
- Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service
- DRMS
- Defense Technical Information Center
- DTIC
- law enforcement agency
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- OSHA
- organ
- Patent and Trademark Office Database
- Patent Office
- Government Printing Office
- GPO
- United States Government Printing Office
- US Government Printing Office
- National Guard Bureau
- NGB
- U. S. Army
- United States Army
- US Army
- USA
- Army
- AI
- Army Intelligence
- Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
- BMDO
- Defense Information Systems Agency
- DISA
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- NGA
- Casualty Care Research Center
- CCRC
- Federal Housing Administration
- FHA
- local authority
official permission or approval
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