authority
Usage
Example Sentences
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The president’s threat comes a day after a federal immigration officer shot and wounded a Minneapolis man who authorities said had attacked the officer.
From Los Angeles Times
There is no stipulation about how each local authority should divide their funding between those different purposes.
From BBC
He testified that information had not been shared with the Greek authorities.
From BBC
Busfield told authorities that the boys' mother had threatened revenge when they were replaced on the series, the arrest affidavit states.
From BBC
That’s when Iranian authorities shut down the internet across the country and escalated the crackdown, according to witnesses, relatives of victims and human rights groups.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
