the power or right to give orders or make decisions | an agency that collects political and economic and technical information about energy matters and makes the Department of Energy's technical and analytical expertise available to other members of the Intelligence Community |
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 | |