| 1. authority [ Synonyms: authorisation, authorization, dominance, potency, say-so] | |
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The power or right to give orders or make decisions
"he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state";
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اختیار۔ |
| 2. authority | |
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(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
"the authorities have issued a curfew";
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مقتدر۔ |
| 3. authority | |
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An expert whose views are taken as definitive
"he is an authority on corporate law";
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| 4. authority [ Synonyms: assurance, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness] | |
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Freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
"his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority";
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اعتماد۔ اپنی صلاحیتوں پر اعتماد۔ پر اعتمادی۔ یقین۔ |
| 5. authority [ Synonyms: agency, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office] | |
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An administrative unit of government
"the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority";
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حکومتی ادارہ۔ دفتر۔ آڑھت۔ ایجنسی۔ محکمہ۔ |
| 6. authority [ Synonyms: authorisation, authorization, sanction] | |
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Official permission or approval
"authority for the program was renewed several times";
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حکم نامہ۔ اجازت۔ |
| 7. authority | |
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An authoritative written work
"this book is the final authority on the life of Milton";
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