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authority

noun
  1. official permission or approval
    “authority for the program was renewed several times”
    authorization
  2. the power or right to give orders or make decisions
    “The judge has the authority to issue warrants.”
    authorization
  3. freedom from doubt
    sureness
  4. an authoritative written work
    “this book is the final authority on the life of Milton”
  5. an administrative unit of government
    agency
  6. an expert whose views are taken as definitive
    “I am an authority on corporate law.”
  7. (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others