Related Words for authority

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WordSyllablesCategories
sanction
/x
Noun
assurance
x/x
Noun, Noun
bureau
/x
Noun, Noun
authorization
xxx/x
Noun, Noun
dominance
/xx
Noun, Noun
agency
/xx
Noun, Noun
confidence
/xx
Noun, Noun
office
/x
Noun, Noun
authoritatively
xxx/xx
Adverb
power
/x
Noun
prerogative
x/xx
Noun
legitimacy
x/xxx
Noun
dominion
x/x
Noun
jurisdiction
xx/x
Noun
responsibility
xxx/xx
Noun
government
/xx
Noun
leadership
/xx
Noun
delegated
/xxx
Verb, Adjective
primacy
/xx
Noun
mandate
/x
Noun
autonomy
x/xx
Noun
sovereignty
/xx
Noun
supreme
x/
Name, Adjective
deference
/xx
Noun
credibility
xx/xx
Noun
competence
/xx
Noun
authorisation
xxx/x
Noun
infallibility
xxx/xx
Noun
influence
/xx
Noun
validity
x/xx
Noun
discretion
x/x
Noun
administrative
x/xxx
Adjective
supervisory
xx/xx
Noun
command
x/
Noun
clout
/
Noun
approval
x/x
Noun
oversight
/xx
Noun
subordinate
x/xx
Adjective
control
x/
Noun
commissioner
x/xx
Noun
supervision
xx/x
Noun
usurp
x/
Verb
trust
/
Noun
magistrate
/xx
Noun
omnipotence
x/xx
Noun
unquestionable
x/xxx
Adjective
discipline
/xx
Noun
rulership
/xx
Noun
preeminence
x/xx
Noun
enforcement
x/x
Noun
superintendence
xxx/x
Noun
supremacy
x/xx
Noun
sovereign
/x
Noun
council
/x
Noun
officer
/xx
Noun
authorized
/xx
Verb
governing
/xx
Noun
institution
xx/x
Noun
hierarchy
/xxx
Noun
accountability
x/xxxx
Noun
arbiter
/xx
Noun
expertise
xx/
Noun
obligation
xx/x
Noun
capability
xx/xx
Noun
ability
x/xx
Noun
unquestioned
x/x
Adjective
force
/
Noun
overseer
/x/x
Noun
presumption
x/x
Noun
majesty
/xx
Noun
obedience
x/xx
Noun
credentials
x/x
Noun
wisdom
/x
Noun
reassert
xx/
Verb
executive
x/xx
Noun
administrator
x/xxx
Noun
respect
x/
Noun
moral authority
/xx/xx
Phrase, Noun
entitlement
x/xx
Noun
power of attorney
/x/x/x
Phrase, Noun
faculty
/xx
Noun
warrant
/x
Noun
power structure
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
writ
/
Noun
rule
/
Noun
administration
xxx/x
Noun
royalty
/xx
Noun
permission
x/x
Noun
fiat
/x
Noun
lordship
/x
Noun
behalf
x/
Noun
privilege
/x
Noun
domination
xx/x
Noun
effect
x/
Noun
warranty
/xx
Noun
directive
x/x
Noun
right
/
Noun
organization
xxx/x
Noun
governance
/xx
Noun
admin
x/
Noun
requisition
xx/x
Noun
imperium
x/xx
Noun
agreement
x/x
Noun
inheritance
x/xx
Noun
droit
/
Noun
carte blanche
//
Phrase, Noun, Adverb
franchise
/x
Noun
reign
/
Noun
regulation
xx/x
Noun
subject
x/
Noun
organ
/x
Noun
copyright
/xx
Noun
public office
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
color
/x
Noun
guardianship
/xxx
Noun
judicature
x/xx
Noun
capacity
x/xx
Noun
operation
xx/x
Noun
enactment
x/x
Noun
suffrage
/x
Noun
choose
/
Verb
color of office
/x//x
Phrase, Noun
protectorate
x/xx
Noun
tyranny
/xx
Noun
commission
x/x
Noun
admittance
x/x
Noun
edict
/x
Noun
establishment
x/xx
Noun
license
/x
Noun
heresy
/xx
Adverb
might
/
Adverb
taxing
/x
Adjective
constituted
/xxx
Adjective
vested
/x
Verb
priestly
/x
Adverb
unchallenged
x/x
Adjective
delegation
xx/x
Noun
unimpeachable
xx/xx
Adjective
fatherly
/xx
Adverb
devolution
xx/x
Noun
supranational
xx/xx
Adjective
vedas
/x
Name
defying
x/x
Verb
discretionary
x/xxx
Adjective
chiefly
/x
Adverb
centralization
xxx/x
Noun
wielded
/x
Verb
exercising
/xxx
Verb
competent
/xx
Adjective
lawful
/x
Adjective
papal
/x
Adjective
paternal
x/x
Adjective
pontifical
x/xx
Adjective
able
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
accordance
x/x
Noun
accountable
x/xx
Adjective
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adjudicator
x/xxx
Noun
administer
x/xx
Verb
adviser
x/x
Noun
aegis
/x
Noun
allowable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
allowed
x/
Adjective
ambit
xx
Noun
anarchy
/xx
Noun
apa
xx
Name
app
/
Noun
auspices
/xx
Noun
authorise
xxx
Verb
authorised
/xx
Adjective
authoritarianism
xxx/xxxx
Noun
base
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
baseline
/x
Noun, Verb
basis
/x
Noun
beginning
x/x
Noun, Adjective
benchmark
/x
Noun, Verb
benefit of clergy
/xx//x
Phrase, Noun
board
/
Noun, Verb
body
/x
Noun, Verb
bom
/
Noun
bond
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
boss
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
branch
/
Noun, Verb
can
/
Verb, Noun
capable
/xx
Adjective
central bank
/x/
Phrase, Noun
central intelligence agency
/xxxxxxxx
Phrase, Noun
charge
/
Noun, Verb
charity
/xx
Noun
cia
x
Name, Adjective
clearance
/x
Noun
cleric
/x
Noun, Adjective
cognizance
/xx
Noun
college
/x
Noun
committee
x/x
Noun
competency
/xxx
Noun
competition
xx/x
Noun
comptroller of the currency
x/x/x/xx
Phrase, Noun
conference
/xx
Noun, Verb
connoisseur
xx/
Noun
consent
x/
Noun, Verb
consultant
x/x
Noun
contracting
/xx
Noun, Adjective
cop
/
Noun, Verb
corporation
xx/x
Noun
court
/
Noun, Verb
dad
/
Noun, Verb
decentralization
xxxx/x
Noun
delivery
x/xx
Noun
department
x/x
Noun
dignitary
/xxx
Noun, Adjective
direction
x/x
Noun
director
x/x
Noun
directorate
x/xx
Noun
dispensation
xx/x
Noun
empower
x/x
Verb
endorsement
x/x
Noun
entity
/xx
Noun
environmental protection agency
xxx/xxxxxxx
Name, Noun
epa
/x
Name
evaluator
x/xxx
Noun
father
/x
Noun, Verb
fbi
x
Name
federal bureau of investigation
/xxxxxxxxxx
Name, Name
federal housing administration
/xxxxxxxxx
Name, Name
fha
x
Name
figure
/x
Noun, Verb
footnote
/x
Noun, Verb
forum
/x
Noun
foundation
x/x
Noun
functions
/x
Noun
governors
/xx
Noun
guarantees
xx/
Noun, Verb
guidance
/x
Noun
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
hierarchical
x/xx
Adjective
inning
/x
Noun
instance
/x
Noun, Verb
internal revenue service
x/xxxxxx
Name, Name
irs
/
Name
issuance
/xx
Noun
issued
/x
Verb
judge
/
Noun, Verb
law
/
Noun, Verb
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
leader
/x
Noun
leave
/
Verb, Noun
legislature
/xxx
Noun
liability
xx/xx
Noun
liberation
xx/x
Noun
licence
/x
Noun, Verb
manage
/x
Verb, Noun
management
/xx
Noun
managerial
xx/xx
Adjective
master
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
expression
x/x
Noun
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
sorta
/x
Adverb
literally
/xxx
Adverb
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cloth
/
Noun
anymore
xx/
Adverb
headlines
/x
Noun
save
/
Verb, Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
oh
/
Noun, Verb