Nouns (23)
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authority
n. (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew"
authority
n. an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law"
authority
n. an authoritative written work; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"
authorization, authority
n. the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"
agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority
n. an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so
n. the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"
assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness
n. 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"
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Fuzzynyms (49)
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critic
n. anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something
might, mightiness, power
n. physical strength
department
n. a specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature"
organization, organisation
n. a group of people who work together
branch, subdivision, arm
n. a division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"
agency
n. a business that serves other businesses
unit, social unit
n. an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"
military service, armed service, service
n. a force that is a branch of the armed forces
deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission
n. a group of representatives or delegates
power, powerfulness
n. possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid
n. great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"
dependence, dependance, dependency
n. the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
confidence, trust
n. a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"
confidence
n. a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; "public confidence in the economy"
dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
n. the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
domination, mastery, supremacy
n. power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas"
command, control, mastery
n. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"
dominion, rule
n. dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"
security
n. the state of being free from danger or injury; "we support the armed services in the name of national security"
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Antonyms (10)
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obsequiousness, servility, subservience
n. abject or cringing submissiveness
doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness
n. the state of being unsure of something
insecurity
n. the state of being subject to danger or injury
authority
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