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authority
noun as in power, control
Strongest matches
Strong matches
ascendancy, authorization, beef, charge, clout, command, credit, domination, dominion, edge, esteem, goods, guts, influence, juice, jump, license, mastery, might, permission, permit, pizazz, pow, powerhouse, prerogative, prestige, punch, right, ropes, say, say-so, steam, strength, stuff, supremacy, sway, warrant, weight, word
Weak matches
leg up, might and main, strong arm, upper hand, what it takes, whip hand
noun as in expert, animate or inanimate
Strong matches
arbiter, aristocrat, Bible, boss, brains, brass, buff, CEO, connoisseur, czar, egghead, establishment, exec, executive, feds, governor, guru, kingfish, kingpin, pro, professional, professor, pundit, scholar, specialist, textbook, upstairs, veteran, virtuoso, whiz, wizard
Weak matches
big cheese, big shot, big wig, city hall, front office, ivory dome, power elite, top brass, top dog, top hand
Example Sentences
But the recent unrest, which has so far triggered an exodus of some 7,616 into Lebanon, was for authorities here an unwelcome reversal.
The president has given immigration authorities permission to enter schools, health care facilities, and houses of worship to arrest people suspected of being undocumented.
Because their authority and identity are just extensions of their Dear Leader’s, the government is now staffed mostly by supplicants, people who lack strength.
Pakistani authorities - as well as several Western countries, including the UK and US - have designated the group a terrorist organisation.
In addition to the 50 pounds of fentanyl, authorities found nearly 12 pounds of opium.
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When To Use
What are other ways to say authority?
Authority is a power or right, usually because of rank or office, to issue commands and to punish for violations: to have authority over subordinates. Control is either power or influence applied to the complete and successful direction or manipulation of persons or things: to be in control of a project. Influence is a personal and unofficial power derived from deference of others to one’s character, ability, or station; it may be exerted unconsciously or may operate through persuasion: to have influence over one’s friends.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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