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authority
noun as in power, control
Strongest matches
Strong matches
ascendancy, authorization, beef, charge, clout, command, credit, domination, dominion, edge, esteem, goods, guts, influence, juice, jump, license, mastery, might, permission, permit, pizazz, pow, powerhouse, prerogative, prestige, punch, right, ropes, say, say-so, steam, strength, stuff, supremacy, sway, warrant, weight, word
Weak matches
leg up, might and main, strong arm, upper hand, what it takes, whip hand
noun as in expert, animate or inanimate
Strong matches
Bible, CEO, arbiter, aristocrat, boss, brains, brass, buff, connoisseur, czar, egghead, establishment, exec, executive, feds, governor, guru, kingfish, kingpin, pro, professional, professor, pundit, scholar, specialist, textbook, upstairs, veteran, virtuoso, whiz, wizard
Weak matches
big cheese, big shot, big wig, city hall, front office, ivory dome, power elite, top brass, top dog, top hand
Example Sentences
Her housing authority alone buys 20 a year, and purchases would be spread across the country.
But Beijing authorities have grown suspicious of U.S. listings, encouraging Chinese investors to put money instead into the Hong Kong market.
The man accused of intentionally igniting the devastating Palisades fire, which killed a dozen people, has been indicted on three felony charges and faces the prospect of up to 45 years in prison, authorities said.
The authorities believe as many as 175 bodies were bulldozed into a mass grave in this former opposition stronghold.
It said the safety of the baby powder was backed by years of testing by "independent and leading laboratories, universities, and health authorities in the UK and around the world".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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