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authority
Synonyms and Antonyms of authority
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a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
ace, adept, artist, cognoscente, connoisseur, crackerjack (also crackajack), dab [chiefly British], dab hand [chiefly British], expert, fiend, geek, guru, hand, hotshot, maestro, master, maven (also mavin), meister, past master, proficient, scholar, shark, sharp, virtuoso, whiz, wizard
consultant, hired gun, specialist
addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, devotee, enthusiast, fan
all-rounder [British], jack-of-all-trades, Renaissance man
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lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)
administration, governance, government, jurisdiction, regime (also régime), regimen, rule
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the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly
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the right or means to command or control others
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something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing
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something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information
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the capacity to persuade
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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