Definition for Authority:

• An implied authority is one which, although no proof exists of its having been actually given, may be inferred from the conduct of the principal; for example, when a man leaves his wife without support, the law presumes he authorizes her to buy necessaries for her maintenance; or if a master, usually send his servant to buy goods for him upon credit, and the servant buy some things without the master's orders, yet the latter will be liable upon the implied authority. Show. 95; Pal. on Ag. 137 to 146.

Synonyms for Authority:

• n.

  •
  • dispensation.
  •
  • police.
  •
  • club.
  •
  • dab,
  • proficient.
  •artist (noun)
  • artiste.
  •attribute (noun)
  • authorisation,
  • dominance.
  •authority (noun)
  • enfranchisement,
  • confidence,
  • cogency,
  • puissance,
  • precedence,
  • clout,
  • assurance,
  • self-confidence,
  • charge,
  • birthright,
  • government agency,
  • empowerment,
  • influence,
  • mightiness,
  • kingship,
  • mastery,
  • sovereignty,
  • strength,
  • punch,
  • office,
  • self-assurance,
  • credential,
  • sureness,
  • sanction,
  • seniority,
  • stature,
  • faculty,
  • federal agency,
  • steam,
  • purview,
  • scepter,
  • license,
  • powerfulness,
  • agency,
  • mandate.
  •authorization (noun)
  • warrant.
  •bureaucracy (noun)
  • officialdom.
  •command (noun)
  • reign,
  • discipline,
  • law,
  • will,
  • coordination,
  • grip,
  • grasp.
  •control (noun)
  • juice.
  •diploma (noun)
  • sheepskin.
  •expert (noun)
  • crackerjack,
  • whiz,
  • adept,
  • genius,
  • journeyman,
  • maven,
  • sophisticate,
  • buff,
  • connoisseur.
  •expert, animate or inanimate (noun)
  • governor,
  • boss,
  • city hall,
  • professor,
  • ivory dome,
  • top hand,
  • czar,
  • kingfish,
  • ceo,
  • Brains,
  • scholar,
  • brass,
  • EXEC,
  • power elite,
  • big shot,
  • big cheese,
  • executive,
  • arbiter,
  • aristocrat,
  • egghead,
  • kingpin.
  •importance (noun)
  • significance.
  •influence (noun)
  • predominance,
  • pressure,
  • bias,
  • pull,
  • motivation,
  • importance.
  •judge (noun)
  • mediator,
  • censor,
  • reconciler,
  • magistrate,
  • moderator,
  • adjudicator,
  • his lordship,
  • judiciary,
  • negotiator,
  • lord chancellor,
  • arbitrator,
  • his honor,
  • umpire.
  •justice (noun)
  • justness.
  •legitimacy (noun)
  • legitimacy.
  •master (noun)
  • mandarin,
  • chief,
  • star,
  • officer,
  • abbot,
  • proprietor,
  • director,
  • squire,
  • headmaster,
  • commander,
  • head,
  • commandant,
  • president,
  • mahatma,
  • sire,
  • leader,
  • proprietress,
  • titleholder,
  • ruler,
  • mother,
  • headmistress,
  • maestro,
  • lord,
  • landlady,
  • quartermaster,
  • principal,
  • landlord,
  • senior.
  •power (noun)
  • energy,
  • vigor,
  • competence.
  •power, control (noun)
  • pizzazz,
  • stuff,
  • permit,
  • might and main,
  • edge,
  • jump,
  • pow,
  • esteem,
  • goods,
  • word,
  • beef,
  • ropes,
  • zap,
  • guts.
  •reputation (noun)
  • repute,
  • rep,
  • trustworthiness,
  • dependability.
  •sage (noun)
  • thinker,
  • intellectual,
  • savant,
  • wise person,
  • doctor,
  • sage,
  • philosopher.
  •superiority (noun)
  • transcendence.
  •validation (noun)
  • substantiation,
  • validation,
  • authentication,
  • verification,
  • confirmation,
  • certification.
  •vantage (noun)
  • vantage.

• v.

  •control (verb)
  • mastership.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • lordship,
  • parliament,
  • use,
  • grad,
  • headship,
  • cognoscenti,
  • oligopoly,
  • blook,
  • picture book,
  • dominion,
  • gentlewoman,
  • generalist,
  • handbook,
  • hardback,
  • clearance,
  • prospectus,
  • toleration,
  • exemption,
  • free rein,
  • old-timer,
  • dab hand,
  • anthology,
  • quarto,
  • greatness,
  • yearbook,
  • dismissal,
  • supervision,
  • bible,
  • guild,
  • licentiate,
  • pundit,
  • bestseller,
  • booklet,
  • softback,
  • kahuna,
  • approval,
  • hardcover,
  • almanac,
  • autobiography,
  • literature,
  • luminary,
  • veto,
  • past master,
  • hierarchy,
  • regimentation.
  •
  • department,
  • competency,
  • primer,
  • directory,
  • symposium,
  • muscle,
  • ace,
  • catalog,
  • miscellany,
  • official,
  • force majeure,
  • pullout,
  • dictation,
  • publication,
  • setup,
  • nonprofit,
  • access,
  • monolith,
  • admission,
  • monopoly,
  • clutch,
  • sister,
  • textbook,
  • chair.
  •
  • spell,
  • success,
  • consent,
  • umbrella,
  • omnibus,
  • mantle.
  •
  • leave,
  • volume,
  • calendar,
  • program,
  • reach,
  • reader,
  • structure,
  • cosmopolitan,
  • graduate.
  •
  • say,
  • superior.
  •
  • book.
  •
  • machine.
  •
  • rise.
  •counselor
  • adviser.
  •legitimacy
  • legality.
  •regime
  • regency.

Paraphrases for Authority:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    Authoritativeness.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    power, powers, Entities.
  • Noun, plural
    powers.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    power, powers.
  • Verb, past tense
    power, powers.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    power.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    sovereignty.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    empowered.
  • Proper noun, singular
    requirements, designations, Narcotics, Activities, data, assignments, Negotiations, councillors, Standards, notices, organa, notes, nations, regards, tenants, GSS, oversight, jurisdiction, jurisdictions.
  • Noun, plural
    Capacities, prerogatives, Securities, Regulations, Capabilities, competences, Inequalities, flexibilities, purposes, appropriations, ordinances, superpowers, Operators, consents, rules, procedures, resolutions, forces, documents, Licenses, servants, competitors, uses, frameworks, Guidelines, limits, applications, auspices, managers, teeth, sets, Persons, items, defects, views, knees, requirements, LINEs, notes, Abilities, jurisdictions.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Bis, prerogative, ability, Abilities, remit, autorisation, superiority, jurisdiction, self-governance, authoritarianism, adjudicator, aegis.
  • Adverb
    best.
  • Verb, past tense
    granted, Obtained, conferred, applied, Referred, empowered.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    existing, administrating, approving, implementing, being, Delivering, Realizing, Allowing, targeting, Achieving, Involving, Providing, advancing, Having, asking, bringing, going, Doing, getting.
  • Verb, past participle
    granted, entitled, cleared, supposed, empowered.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    exists, oversees, supervises, monitors, refers, authorizations, authorisations.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    agency.
  • Proper noun, singular
    governors, administrations, authorizations, authorisations, agency, Agencies, board, supervision.
  • Noun, plural
    Administrators, controls, reports, governors, administrations, authorizations, authorisations, agency, Agencies.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    prestige, credibility, purview, discretion, oversight, agency, influence, clout, legitimacy, board, supervision.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    reports.

Antonyms for Authority:

• n.

  • expert, animate or inanimate
    proletariat, rookie, amateur, student, ignoramus, greenhorn.
  • power, control
    lethargy, break, lack, subordination, breach, inferiority, disadvantage.
  • Other antonyms:
    invalidity, beginner, unsoundness, nonprofessional, apprentice, opposition, feebleness, shakiness, hindrance, dilettante, helplessness, denial, novice, inexpert, resistance, ineffectiveness, powerlessness, weakness, prohibition, neophyte, impotence, ineffectualness, ineffectuality, impotency, prevention, objection, inconclusiveness, refusal.

Homophones for Authority:

• attrited, adroit, athwart, attired, at the ready, adored, at heart, atherodyde.

Hypernym for Authority:

• n.

  • attribute
    sovereignty, command, power of appointment, Imperium, carte blanche, muscle, lordship.
  • communication
    last word.
  • person
    judge, adviser, Cognoscente, mandator, abrogator, pasha, approver, withdrawer, authority figure, allocator, authoriser, advisor, master, high priest, upbraider, consultant, professional, civil officer, reproacher, liturgist, authorizer, evaluator, distributor, civil authority, rebuker, pacha, connoisseur, reprover.

Hyponym for Authority:

• n.

  • attribute
    control.
  • communication
    book.
  • person
    someone, individual, somebody, soul, expert, person, mortal.