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authority


authority - noun

  • the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  • (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
  • an expert whose views are taken as definitive
  • freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
  • an administrative unit of government
  • official permission or approval
  • an authoritative written work

    • authority - thesaurus

    agency   assurance   authorisation   authorization   bureau   confidence   dominance   office   potency   sanction   sureness  


    View spelling list au - longer words and learn about the word authority in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 14. Spelling choices for /or/ sound: or, ore, au, aw + war.

    Scrabble score for authority

    a is 1 u is 1 t is 1 h is 4 o is 1 r is 1 i is 1 t is 1 y is 4
    Scrabble score = 15

    Please note that scrabble only allows seven tiles to be placed at once.

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