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Meaning of 'authorities' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Authorities [ pl. ]
- of Authority

Meaning of 'authorities' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . authorities [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
Example in sentence:
  • the government reduced taxes;
  • the matter was referred to higher authorities

Nearby Words:

autarchy authentic authentical authentically authenticalness authenticate authenticated authenticating authenticity authenticly

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