Definition of authority

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• authority is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 15
• authority is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 15
• authority is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of authority

• official permission or approval (noun)

  Examples

  1. authority for the program was renewed several times

  Synonyms

  1. authorisation
  2. authorization
  3. sanction
• an administrative unit of government (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. agency
  2. bureau
  3. federal agency
  4. government agency
  5. office
• freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities (noun)

  Examples

  1. she spoke with authority

  Synonyms

  1. assurance
  2. confidence
  3. self-assurance
  4. self-confidence
  5. sureness
• the power or right to give orders or make decisions (noun)

  Examples

  1. he has the authority to issue warrants

  Synonyms

  1. authorisation
  2. authorization
  3. dominance
  4. potency
  5. say-so
• an authoritative written work (noun)

  Examples

  1. this book is the final authority on the life of Milton
• an expert whose views are taken as definitive (noun)

  Examples

  1. he is an authority on corporate law
• (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others (noun)

See definition of authority in Merriam Webster