Meaning of AUTHORITIES
| Pronunciation: | | uth'oruteez
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[n] the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" |
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AUTHORITIES is a 11 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | government, regime |
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| | See Also: | | administration, ancien regime, bench, brass, court, division, Downing Street, empire, establishment, executive, federal government, general assembly, governance, governing body, government department, government officials, government-in-exile, judicatory, judicature, judicial system, judiciary, law-makers, legislative assembly, legislature, local government, officialdom, organisation, organization, palace, papacy, polity, pontificate, royal court, state, state government | |
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| | Related Terms: | | bureaucracy, directorate, hierarchy, higher echelons, higher-ups, John Bull, management, ministry, officialdom, prelacy, ruling class, ruling classes, the administration, the authorities, the Crown, the Establishment, the government, the ingroup, the interests, the people upstairs, the power elite, the power structure, the top, them, they, top brass, Uncle Sam, Washington, Whitehall |
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