Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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authority | Yes | No | No | No |
agency | Yes | No | No | No |
authority (noun) | agency (noun) |
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the power or right to give orders or make decisions | to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end |
official permission or approval | an administrative unit of government |
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities | a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties |
an authoritative written work | the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent |
an administrative unit of government | the state of being in action or exerting power |
an expert whose views are taken as definitive | |
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others |