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authority
(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "authority", "results": [{"typeOf": ["permission"], "examples": ["authority for the program was renewed several times"], "synonyms": ["authorisation", "authorization", "sanction"], "definition": "official permission or approval", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["administrative unit", "administrative body"], "hasTypes": ["phs", "advanced research and development activity", "marine corps intelligence activity", "mcia", "national climatic data center", "national geospatial-intelligence agency", "national guard bureau", "national institute of standards and technology", "national institutes of health", "national oceanic and atmospheric administration", "national park service", "national technical information service", "national weather service", "naval air warfare center weapons division", "naval special warfare", "naval surface warfare center", "naval underwater warfare center", "navy", "nawcwpns", "ncdc", "nga", "ngb", "nih", "nist", "noaa", "nonproliferation center", "npc", "nsw", "nswc", "ntis", "nuwc", "occupational safety and health administration", "office of intelligence support", "office of naval intelligence", "ois", "oni", "organ", "osha", "patent and trademark office database", "patent office", "technology administration", "transportation security administration", "tsa", "u. s. air force", "u. s. army", "u. s. coast guard", "united states air force", "united states army", "united states border patrol", "united states coast guard", "united states fish and wildlife service", "united states government accounting office", "united states government printing office", "united states navy", "united states public health service", "us air force", "us army", "us border patrol", "us coast guard", "us fish and wildlife service", "us government printing office", "us navy", "usa", "usaf", "uscb", "usn", "afisr", "ai", "air force", "air force intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance", "air force isr", "arda", "army", "army intelligence", "ballistic missile defense organization", "bja", "bjs", "bmdo", "bureau of customs", "bureau of diplomatic security", "bureau of engraving and printing", "bureau of intelligence and research", "bureau of justice assistance", "bureau of justice statistics", "bureau of the census", "casualty care research center", "ccrc", "cdc", "census bureau", "center for disease control and prevention", "comptroller of the currency", "counterterrorist center", "ctc", "customs bureau", "customs service", "darpa", "defense advanced research projects agency", "defense information systems agency", "defense logistics agency", "defense reutilization and marketing service", "defense technical information center", "department of defense laboratory system", "department of energy intelligence", "disa", "doei", "drms", "ds", "dtic", "executive agency", "faa", "fda", "federal aviation administration", "federal housing administration", "fha", "financial management service", "food and drug administration", "foreign service", "fws", "gao", "government accounting office", "government printing office", "gpo", "immigration and naturalization service", "independent agency", "inr", "ins", "internal revenue service", "irs", "lablink", "law enforcement agency", "local authority"], "synonyms": ["agency", "bureau", "federal agency", "government agency", "office"], "definition": "an administrative unit of government", "hasInstances": ["us army criminal investigation laboratory", "nrl", "usacil", "afrl", "ahpcrc", "u.s. army criminal investigation laboratory", "naval research laboratory", "united states army criminal investigation laboratory", "army high performance computing research center", "air force research laboratory"], "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["certainty"], "examples": ["she spoke with authority"], "synonyms": ["assurance", "confidence", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "sureness"], "attribute": ["incertain", "sure", "uncertain", "unsure", "certain"], "definition": "freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["control"], "examples": ["he has the authority to issue warrants"], "hasTypes": ["command", "carte blanche", "imperium", "muscle", "power of appointment", "lordship", "sovereignty"], "synonyms": ["authorisation", "authorization", "dominance", "potency", "say-so"], "definition": "the power or right to give orders or make decisions", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["book"], "examples": ["this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"], "hasTypes": ["last word"], "definition": "an authoritative written work", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["expert"], "examples": ["he is an authority on corporate law"], "hasTypes": ["liturgist", "adviser", "master", "judge", "consultant", "connoisseur", "evaluator", "cognoscente", "professional", "high priest", "advisor"], "definition": "an expert whose views are taken as definitive", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["somebody", "soul", "someone", "individual", "mortal", "person"], "usageOf": ["plural", "plural form"], "hasTypes": ["abrogator", "rebuker", "reproacher", "reprover", "civil authority", "civil officer", "authorizer", "authority figure", "authoriser", "pasha", "pacha", "approver", "mandator", "allocator", "upbraider", "withdrawer", "distributor"], "definition": "(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}], "frequency": 4.27, "syllables": {"list": ["au", "thor", "i", "ty"], "count": 4}, "pronunciation": {"all": "ə'θɔrɪti"}}