administrative unit vs authority

authority vs administrative unit

administrative unit and authority both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
administrative unit	Yes	No	No	No
authority	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, authority is a hyponym of administrative unit; that is, authority is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than administrative unit:

administrative unit: a unit with administrative responsibilities
authority: an administrative unit of government

Other hyponyms of administrative unit include Inland Revenue, IR, Ordnance Survey, division, UN agency, United Nations agency, council, secretariat, secretariate, commission, committee, agency, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office, intelligence, intelligence agency, intelligence service, international law enforcement agency, redevelopment authority, regulatory agency, regulatory authority, weather bureau, placement center, placement office, child welfare agency, child welfare service, Russian agency.

administrative unit (noun)	authority (noun)
a unit with administrative responsibilities	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

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