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authority <-ies> [ɔ:ˈθɒrətɪ, Am ə:ˈθɔ:rət̬ɪ] N

1. authority no pl (right to control):

2. authority no pl (permission):

3. authority no pl (controlling influence):

public authority [ˌpʌblɪk ɔ:ˈθɒrətɪ, Am -əˈθɔ:rət̬ɪ] N

1. public authority (authority of the state):

2. public authority (department, authority):

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The civil authorities were prepared for violence on polling day.
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They read the same books, cite the same authorities, and blame the same scapegoats.
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The death of an innocent girl caused widespread public revulsion and led to a major crackdown by the authorities.
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Authorities said the swimmers broke a door, a soap dispenser and a mirror while intoxicated after celebrating the final swimming events of the games.
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The legalisation had been granted by the authorities shortly thitherto.
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When authorities discovered their taste for comic books, media attention focused on the emerging crime comics genre as an influence on juvenile delinquency.
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Lyrical topics included unemployment, workers' rights, harassment by police and other authorities, and oppression by the government.
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Many regulatory and governmental authorities issue estimates each year for the amount of money laundered, either worldwide or within their national economy.
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Captured by the authorities, she is sent to a reformatory, where she finds herself in more and more trouble while trying to adjust.
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This eventually caught the attention of authorities and funding was restated in 1939.
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