Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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NOAA | Yes | No | No | No |
authority | Yes | No | No | No |
NOAA (noun) | authority (noun) |
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an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts changes to the earth's environment; provides weather reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and other natural disasters related to weather | the power or right to give orders or make decisions |
official permission or approval | |
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities | |
an authoritative written work | |
an administrative unit of government | |
an expert whose views are taken as definitive | |
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others |