authorities

n. power, control, jurisdiction

ruling government, military authorities; higher-ups; bureaucracy

In politics, authority (Latin auctoritas, used in Roman law as opposed to potestas and imperium) is often used interchangeably with the term "power". However, their meanings differ: while "power" refers to the ability to achieve certain ends, "authority" refers to the legitimacy, justification and right to exercise that power. For example, whilst a mob has the power to punish a criminal, such as through lynching, only the courts have the authority to order capital punishment.
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Noun
1. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
(synonym) government, regime
(hypernym) polity
(hyponym) ancien regime
(member-meronym) government department
(part-meronym) administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation
(classification) government, governing, governance, government activity

Noun
1. the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"
(synonym) authorization, authorisation, dominance, say-so
(hypernym) control
(hyponym) power of appointment
2. (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew"
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) abrogator
(classification) plural, plural form
3. an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law"
(hypernym) expert
(hyponym) adviser, advisor, consultant
4. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"
(synonym) assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, sureness
(hypernym) certainty
(attribute) certain(p), sure
5. an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
(synonym) agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office
(hypernym) administrative unit, administrative body
(hyponym) Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL
6. official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"
(synonym) authorization, authorisation, sanction
(hypernym) permission
7. an authoritative written work; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"
(hypernym) book
(hyponym) last word

(pl. )
of Authority
  

n.
1. power
طاقت , زور , شکتي , سامرتھ , پراکرم , سکت
2. abilities, capacity
استعداد , لياقت , قابليت , صلاحيت , اہليت
3. authority
ادھيکار , اختيار , مقدور
4. resources
سامان , حيثيت , ذريعہ , وسيلہ