Related Words for figure of authority

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WordSyllablesCategories
ability
x/xx
Noun
able
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
accordance
x/x
Noun
accountable
x/xx
Adjective
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
add
/
Verb, Noun
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adjudicator
x/xxx
Noun
administer
x/xx
Verb
administration
xxx/x
Noun
administrative
x/xxx
Adjective
adviser
x/x
Noun
aegis
/x
Noun
agency
/xx
Noun
allegorical
xx/xx
Adjective
allow
x/
Verb
allowable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
ambit
xx
Noun
amount
x/
Noun, Verb
anarchy
/xx
Noun
anatomy
x/xx
Noun
annex
/x
Noun, Verb
apa
xx
Name
app
/
Noun
appear
x/
Verb
approval
x/x
Noun
approximate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
arbiter
/xx
Noun, Verb
are
/
Noun
artwork
/x
Noun
assurance
x/x
Noun
attic
/x
Noun, Adjective
auspices
/xx
Noun
authorisation
xxx/x
Noun
authorise
xxx
Verb
authorised
/xx
Adjective
authoritarianism
xxx/xxxx
Noun
authoritatively
xxx/xx
Adverb
authorities
x/xx
Noun
authorization
xxx/x
Noun
authorize
/xx
Verb
autonomy
x/xx
Noun
average
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
base
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
baseline
/x
Noun, Verb
basis
/x
Noun
bear claw
//
Phrase, Noun
beginning
x/x
Noun, Adjective
behalf
x/
Noun
believe
x/
Verb
benchmark
/x
Noun, Verb
benefit of clergy
/xx//x
Phrase, Noun
board
/
Noun, Verb
bod
/
Noun
body
/x
Noun, Verb
bom
/
Noun
bond
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
boss
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bounded
/x
Adjective
box
/
Noun, Verb
branch
/
Noun, Verb
breakdown
/x
Noun
budget
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
build
/
Verb, Noun
bulk
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bureau
/x
Noun
calculate
/xx
Verb
calculation
xx/x
Noun
can
/
Verb, Noun
capable
/xx
Adjective
capacity
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
capitalize
/xxx
Verb
carte blanche
//
Phrase, Noun, Adverb
central bank
/x/
Phrase, Noun
central intelligence agency
/xxxxxxxx
Phrase, Noun
chapter
/x
Noun, Verb
character
/xx
Noun, Verb
charge
/
Noun, Verb
charity
/xx
Noun
chart
/
Noun, Verb
chassis
/x
Noun
cia
x
Name, Adjective
cipher
/x
Noun, Verb
clearance
/x
Noun
cleric
/x
Noun, Adjective
clout
/
Noun, Verb
clown
/
Noun, Verb
cognizance
/xx
Noun
college
/x
Noun
command
x/
Noun, Verb
commission
x/x
Noun, Verb
committee
x/x
Noun
competence
/xx
Noun
competency
/xxx
Noun
competent
/xx
Adjective
competition
xx/x
Noun
comprise
x/
Verb
comptroller of the currency
x/x/x/xx
Phrase, Noun
compute
x/
Verb, Noun
conference
/xx
Noun, Verb
confidence
/xx
Noun
connoisseur
xx/
Noun
consent
x/
Noun, Verb
consultant
x/x
Noun
contain
x/
Verb
contracting
/xx
Noun, Adjective
control
x/
Noun, Verb
cop
/
Noun, Verb
corporation
xx/x
Noun
council
/x
Noun
count
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
count on
//
Phrase, Verb
court
/
Noun, Verb
credentials
x/x
Noun
credibility
xx/xx
Noun
cubist
/x
Noun, Adjective
curve
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cypher
/x
Noun, Verb
dad
/
Noun, Verb
damascene
x//
Noun, Adjective, Verb
data
/x
Noun
dato
/x
Name
decal
xx
Noun, Verb
decentralization
xxxx/x
Noun
decide
x/
Verb
deduct
x/
Verb
definite
/xx
Adjective, Noun
delivery
x/xx
Noun
denomination
xxx/x
Noun
department
x/x
Noun
design
x/
Noun, Verb
device
x/
Noun
diagram
/xx
Noun, Verb
differentiate
xx/xx
Verb, Noun
digit
/x
Noun, Verb
digital
/xx
Adjective, Name
dignitary
/xxx
Noun, Adjective
direction
x/x
Noun
director
x/x
Noun
directorate
x/xx
Noun
discretion
x/x
Noun
dispensation
xx/x
Noun
divide
x/
Verb, Noun
dominance
/xx
Noun
dominion
x/x
Noun
draw
/
Verb, Noun
dummy
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
easel
/x
Noun
eight
/
Noun, Adjective
emblem
/x
Noun, Verb
empower
x/x
Verb
encode
x/
Verb, Noun
encrypt
x/
Verb
endorsement
x/x
Noun
enforcement
x/x
Noun
enlightenment
x/xx
Noun
enter
/x
Verb, Noun
entitlement
x/xx
Noun
entity
/xx
Noun
environmental protection agency
xxx/xxxxxxx
Name, Noun
envision
x/x
Verb
epa
/x
Name
estimate
/xx
Noun, Verb
evaluator
x/xxx
Noun
exaggeration
xxx/x
Noun
executive
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
exercise
/xx
Noun, Verb
exhibit
x/x
Noun, Verb
expertise
xx/
Noun, Verb
extract
/x
Verb, Noun
extrapolate
x/xx
Verb
face
/
Noun, Verb
factor
/x
Noun, Verb
faculty
/xx
Noun
fancy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
father
/x
Noun, Verb
fbi
x
Name
feature
/x
Noun, Verb
federal bureau of investigation
/xxxxxxxxxx
Name, Name
federal housing administration
/xxxxxxxxx
Name, Name
fha
x
Name
fig
/
Name, Verb
figural
x/x
Adjective
figurative
/xxx
Adjective
figure eight
/x/
Phrase, Noun, Verb
figure of speech
/x//
Phrase, Noun
figured
/x
Adjective
figurehead
/xx
Noun
figurine
xx/
Noun
find
/
Verb, Noun
flesh
/
Noun, Verb
flowchart
/x
Noun
footnote
/x
Noun, Verb
force
/
Noun, Verb
forecast
/x
Noun, Verb
form
/
Noun, Verb
format
/x
Noun, Verb
forum
/x
Noun
foundation
x/x
Noun
fraction
/x
Noun, Verb
frame
/
Noun, Verb
functions
/x
Noun
gauge
/
Noun, Verb
genre
/x
Noun, Verb
geometric
xx/x
Adjective
girl
/
Noun, Verb
given
/x
Noun, Adjective
governance
/xx
Noun
governed
/x
Noun
government
/xx
Noun
governors
/xx
Noun
graph
/
Noun, Verb
graphic
/x
Adjective, Noun
graphical
/xx
Adjective
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
group
/
Noun, Verb
guarantees
xx/
Noun, Verb
guardianship
/xxx
Noun
guess
/
Verb, Noun
guidance
/x
Noun
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
hierarchical
x/xx
Adjective
hierarchy
/xxx
Noun
hyperbole
x/xx
Noun
icon
/x
Noun
illustration
xx/x
Noun
illustrative
x/xx
Adjective
image
/x
Noun, Verb
imagine
x/x
Verb, Noun
impressionistic
xxx/x
Adjective
include
x/
Verb, Noun
indicated
/xxx
Verb
indicator
/xxx
Noun
influence
/xx
Noun, Verb
inning
/x
Noun
instance
/x
Noun, Verb
institution
xx/x
Noun
integrate
/xx
Verb
internal revenue service
x/xxxxxx
Name, Name
interpolate
x/xx
Verb
irony
/xx
Noun, Adjective
irs
/
Name
issuance
/xx
Noun
issued
/x
Verb
judge
/
Noun, Verb
jurisdiction
xx/x
Noun
key
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
know
/
Verb, Noun
law
/
Noun, Verb
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
leader
/x
Noun
leadership
/xx
Noun
leave
/
Verb, Noun
leg
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
legend
/x
Noun, Verb
legislature
/xxx
Noun
legitimacy
x/xxx
Noun
level
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
liability
xx/xx
Noun
liberation
xx/x
Noun
licence
/x
Noun, Verb
license
/x
Noun, Verb
line
/
Noun, Verb
listed
/x
Adjective
logic
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
lordship
/x
Noun
majority
x/xx
Noun
manage
/x
Verb, Noun
management
/xx
Noun
managerial
xx/xx
Adjective
mandate
/x
Noun, Verb
map
/
Noun, Verb
marionette
/xx/
Noun, Verb
marking
/x
Noun
master
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
math
/
Noun, Verb
mean
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
metaphor
/xx
Noun, Verb
metonymy
x/xx
Noun
minority
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
mom
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
money
/x
Noun, Adjective
monitor
/xx
Verb, Noun
monochrome
/xx
Noun, Adjective
motif
x/
Noun
multiplicity
xx/xx
Noun
multiply
/xx
Verb, Adverb, Noun
name
/
Noun, Verb
nose
/
Noun, Verb
note
/
Noun, Verb
nude
/
Adjective, Noun
number
/x
Noun, Verb
numeral
/xx
Adjective, Noun
object
/x
Noun, Verb
office
/x
Noun, Verb
officer
/xx
Noun, Verb
official
x/x
Adjective, Noun
order
/x
Noun, Verb
organ
/x
Noun, Verb
organisation
xxx/x
Noun
organism
/xxx
Noun
organization
xxx/x
Noun
out
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
outcome
/x
Noun
outline
/x
Noun, Verb
outset
/x
Noun, Verb
oversee
/xx
Verb
oversight
/xx
Noun, Verb
oxymoron
x//x
Noun
painting
/x
Noun
paragraph
/xx
Noun, Verb
parent
/x
Noun, Verb
pasha
x/
Noun
patent office
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
pattern
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
percent
x/
Noun, Adverb
percentage
x/x
Noun
perimeter
x/xx
Noun
permissible
x/xx
Adjective
permission
x/x
Noun, Verb
permit
x/
Verb, Noun
person
/x
Noun, Verb
persona
x/x
Noun
personage
/xx
Noun
personal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
personality
xx/xx
Noun
personification
xxxx/x
Noun
photo
/x
Noun, Verb
photograph
/xx
Noun, Verb
physique
x/
Noun
picture
/x
Noun, Verb
pilotage
/xx
Noun
place
/
Noun, Verb
plan
/
Noun, Verb
plane
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
player
/x
Noun
plot
/
Noun, Verb
point
/
Noun, Verb
police
x/
Noun, Verb
polka dot
/x/
Phrase, Noun, Verb
polychrome
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
polygon
/xx
Noun
portion
/x
Noun, Verb
potency
/xx
Noun
power
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
power of appointment
/x/x/x
Phrase, Noun
precedence
/xx
Noun
preeminent
x/xx
Adjective
preponderance
x/x
Noun
prerogative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
president
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
prestige
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
pretty
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
prevalence
/xx
Noun
principal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
principle
/xx
Noun, Verb
proceeding
x/x
Noun
process
/x
Noun, Verb
professional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
proficiency
x/xx
Noun
profile
/x
Noun, Verb
project
/x
Noun, Verb
proportion
x/x
Noun, Verb
protagonist
x/xx
Noun
protection
x/x
Noun
provided
x/x
Verb
provision
x/x
Noun, Verb
puppet
/x
Noun, Verb
purview
/x
Noun
puzzle
/x
Noun, Verb
quantity
/xx
Noun
quota
/x
Noun
ranks
/
Noun, Verb
raphaelite
x/x
Name
rate
/
Noun, Verb
ratio
/xx
Noun, Verb
recalculate
x/xx
Verb
reckon
/x
Verb, Noun
record
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
reference
/xx
Noun, Verb
regime
x/
Noun
regimen
/xx
Noun
regulator
/xxx
Noun
relevant
/xx
Adjective
remit
x/
Noun, Verb
repertory
/xxx
Noun
representation
xxx/x
Noun
reproduced
xx/
Verb
reputation
xx/x
Noun
resolve
x/
Verb, Noun
resort
x/
Noun, Verb
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
respectability
xxx/xx
Noun
responsibility
xxx/xx
Noun
responsible
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
result
x/
Noun, Verb
revenue
/xx
Noun, Verb
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
rule
/
Noun, Verb
sales
/
Noun
sanction
/x
Noun, Verb
say
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
schema
/x
Noun
schematic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
scheme
/
Noun, Verb
screen saver
//x
Phrase, Noun
sculpture
/x
Noun, Verb
secret service
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
secretary
/xxx
Noun, Verb
see
/
Verb, Noun
selective service
x/x/x
Phrase, Noun
service
/x
Noun, Verb
shadow
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
shape
/
Noun, Verb
share
/
Noun, Verb
silhouette
xx/
Noun, Verb
simile
/xx
Noun
size
/
Noun, Verb
skate
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
sketch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
skill
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
slim
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
snowman
/x
Noun
social security administration
/xxxxxxxxxx
Name, Noun
solve
/
Verb, Noun
soma
/x
Noun
sovereignty
/xx
Noun
spread eagle
//x
Phrase, Noun
standing
/x
Noun, Adjective
start
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
statistic
x/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
statuette
xx/
Noun
status
/x
Noun
steering
/x
Noun
stewardship
/xx
Noun
story
/x
Noun, Verb
strength
/
Noun, Verb
subtract
x/
Verb
sultan
/x
Noun
sum
/
Noun, Verb
superintendence
xxx/x
Noun
superintendent
xxx/x
Noun, Adjective
superiority
xxx/xx
Noun
supervise
/xx
Verb
supervision
xx/x
Noun
supervisory
xx/xx
Adjective
suppose
x/
Verb
surveillance
x/x
Noun
synecdoche
/x/
Noun
table
/x
Noun, Verb
take into account
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
take off
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
tattoo
x/
Noun, Verb
teacher
/x
Noun
teeth
/
Noun, Verb
the
x
Adverb, Noun
theme
/
Noun, Verb
think
/
Verb, Noun
toll
/
Noun, Verb
total
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
tribunal
x/x
Noun
trick
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
trojan horse
/x/
Name, Name, Verb
trope
x
Noun, Verb
trustees
x/
Noun
tune
/
Noun, Verb
turnover
/xx
Noun, Adjective
umbrella
x/x
Noun, Verb
understand
xx/
Verb
utmost
/x
Adjective, Noun
validity
x/xx
Noun
value
/x
Noun, Verb
verb
/
Noun, Verb
virtue
/x
Noun
visualize
/xx
Verb
volume
/x
Noun, Verb
warrant
/x
Noun, Verb
was
/
Verb, Noun
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
weather bureau
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
weave
/
Verb, Noun
weight
/
Noun, Verb
wooden horse
/x/
Phrase, Noun
work
/
Noun, Verb
worth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
writ
/
Noun