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authority
Synonyms and Antonyms of authority
- the leading authority on neural anatomy
ace, adept, artist, cognoscente, connoisseur, crackerjack (also crackajack), expert, fiend, geek, guru, hand, hotshot, maestro, master, maven (also mavin), past master, scholar, shark, virtuoso, whiz, wizard
- The sheriff had authority over the whole county.
administration, governance, government, jurisdiction, regime (also régime), regimen, rule
- speaks with a persuasive authority on matters of public health
- By the authority vested in me, I now pronounce you married.
- I had good authority to believe that the information was correct.
- She cited several passages in the report as authority for her conclusions.
- a strict grammarian whose pronouncements carried plenty of authority with my third-grade English teacher
Synonym Discussion of authority
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- used her influence to get the bill passed
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- his opinions lacked authority
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- the prestige of the newspaper
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- their wishes obviously carried much weight
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- his credit with the press
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