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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| authority figure | x/xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| authoritatively | xxx/xx | Adverb |
| in charge | x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| authorities | x/xx | Noun |
| authoritarian | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| officialdom | x/xx | Noun |
| superiors | x/xx | Noun |
| administratively | xxx/xx | Adverb |
| supervision | xx/x | Noun |
| supervisory | xx/xx | Noun |
| rulership | /xx | Noun |
| administrator | x/xxx | Noun |
| leadership | /xx | Noun |
| commanding | x/x | Verb |
| administration | xxx/x | Noun |
| social control | /xx/ | Name, Name |
| in control | xx/ | Phrase |
| officials | x/x | Noun |
| domineering | xx/x | Adjective |
| hierarchy | /xxx | Noun |
| power structure | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| presiding | x/x | Name |
| in force | x/ | Phrase |
| officer | /xx | Noun |
| institutionally | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| responsibility | xxx/xx | Noun |
| hierarchically | x/xx | Adverb |
| disciplinarian | xxx/xx | Noun |
| autocratic | xx/x | Adjective |
| controlling | x/x | Verb |
| superintendence | xxx/x | Noun |
| law enforcement | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| bureaucratic | xx/x | Adjective |
| dominance | /xx | Noun |
| overseeing | /xxx | Verb |
| enforcement | x/x | Noun |
| governance | /xx | Noun |
| in order | x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| managerial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| authorisation | xxx/x | Noun |
| authorized | /xx | Verb |
| obedience | x/xx | Noun |
| social order | /x/x | Name, Name |
| autocracy | x/xx | Noun |
| governing | /xx | Noun |
| authorization | xxx/x | Noun |
| regulation | xx/x | Noun |
| establishment | x/xx | Noun |
| bureaucrat | /xx | Noun |
| influential | xx/x | Adjective |
| superintendent | xxx/x | Noun |
| commanding officer | x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| management | /xx | Noun |
| magistracy | /xxx | Noun |
| magistrate | /xx | Noun |
| autocrat | /xx | Noun |
| high command | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| ability | x/xx | Noun |
| 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 |
| adviser | x/x | Noun |
| aegis | /x | Noun |
| agency | /xx | Noun |
| allowable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| allowed | x/ | Adjective |
| ambit | xx | Noun |
| anarchy | /xx | Noun |
| apa | xx | Name |
| app | / | Noun |
| approval | x/x | Noun |
| arbiter | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| assurance | x/x | Noun |
| auspices | /xx | Noun |
| authorise | xxx | Verb |
| authorised | /xx | Adjective |
| autonomy | x/xx | 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 |
| bureau | /x | Noun |
| can | / | Verb, Noun |
| capable | /xx | Adjective |
| capacity | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| carte blanche | // | Phrase, Noun, Adverb |
| 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 |
| clout | / | Noun, Verb |
| cognizance | /xx | Noun |
| college | /x | Noun |
| commission | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| committee | x/x | Noun |
| competence | /xx | Noun |
| competency | /xxx | Noun |
| competent | /xx | Adjective |
| competition | xx/x | Noun |
| comptroller of the currency | x/x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| conference | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| confidence | /xx | Noun |
| connoisseur | xx/ | Noun |
| consent | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| consultant | x/x | Noun |
| contracting | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| cop | / | Noun, Verb |
| corporation | xx/x | Noun |
| council | /x | Noun |
| court | / | Noun, Verb |
| credentials | x/x | Noun |
| credibility | xx/xx | Noun |
| 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 |
| discretion | x/x | Noun |
| dispensation | xx/x | Noun |
| dominion | x/x | Noun |
| empower | x/x | Verb |
| endorsement | x/x | Noun |
| entitlement | x/xx | Noun |
| entity | /xx | Noun |
| environmental protection agency | xxx/xxxxxxx | Name, Noun |
| epa | /x | Name |
| evaluator | x/xxx | Noun |
| executive | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| exercise | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| expertise | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| faculty | /xx | 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 |
| force | / | Noun, Verb |
| forum | /x | Noun |
| foundation | x/x | Noun |
| functions | /x | Noun |
| governors | /xx | Noun |
| guarantees | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| guardianship | /xxx | Noun |
| guidance | /x | Noun |
| head | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| influence | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| 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 |
| jurisdiction | xx/x | Noun |
| law | / | Noun, Verb |
| lead | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| leader | /x | Noun |
| leave | / | Verb, Noun |
| legislature | /xxx | Noun |
| legitimacy | x/xxx | Noun |
| liability | xx/xx | Noun |
| liberation | xx/x | Noun |
| licence | /x | Noun, Verb |
| license | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lordship | /x | Noun |
| manage | /x | Verb, Noun |
| mandate | /x | Noun, Verb |
| master | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
