authority
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
he has the authority to issue warrants
Types & categories
- control hypernym
- power of appointment hyponym
- carte blanche hyponym
- command hyponym
- imperium hyponym
- lordship hyponym
- muscle hyponym
- sovereignty hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
the authorities have issued a curfew
Types & categories
- person hypernym
- abrogator hyponym
- allocator hyponym
- approver hyponym
- authority figure hyponym
- authorizer hyponym
- mandator hyponym
- pasha hyponym
- civil authority hyponym
- upbraider hyponym
- withdrawer hyponym
Related & opposite
- plural domain usage
Sense 3 noun
an expert whose views are taken as definitive
he is an authority on corporate law
Types & categories
- expert hypernym
- adviser hyponym
- connoisseur hyponym
- evaluator hyponym
- high priest hyponym
- liturgist hyponym
- professional hyponym
Sense 4 noun
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
Types & categories
- certainty hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
an administrative unit of government
the Central Intelligence Agency
Types & categories
- administrative unit hypernym
- executive agency hyponym
- Food and Drug Administration hyponym
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention hyponym
- Counterterrorist Center hyponym
- Nonproliferation Center hyponym
- Bureau of the Census hyponym
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hyponym
- National Climatic Data Center hyponym
- National Weather Service hyponym
- Technology Administration hyponym
- National Institute of Standards and Technology hyponym
- National Technical Information Service hyponym
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency hyponym
- Department of Defense Laboratory System hyponym
- Department of Energy Intelligence hyponym
- United States Public Health Service hyponym
- National Institutes of Health hyponym
- Bureau of Justice Assistance hyponym
- Bureau of Justice Statistics hyponym
- Immigration and Naturalization Service hyponym
- United States Border Patrol hyponym
- Bureau of Diplomatic Security hyponym
- Foreign Service hyponym
- Bureau of Intelligence and Research hyponym
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service hyponym
- National Park Service hyponym
- Financial Management Service hyponym
- Office of Intelligence Support hyponym
- Comptroller of the Currency hyponym
- Bureau of Customs hyponym
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing hyponym
- Internal Revenue Service hyponym
- Federal Aviation Agency hyponym
- Transportation Security Administration hyponym
- Government Accounting Office hyponym
- United States Navy hyponym
- United States Coast Guard hyponym
- Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division hyponym
- Naval Special Warfare hyponym
- Naval Surface Warfare Center hyponym
- Naval Underwater Warfare Center hyponym
- Office of Naval Intelligence hyponym
- Marine Corps Intelligence Activity hyponym
- United States Air Force hyponym
- Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance hyponym
- independent agency hyponym
- Advanced Research and Development Activity hyponym
- Defense Logistics Agency hyponym
- Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service hyponym
- Defense Technical Information Center hyponym
- law enforcement agency hyponym
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration hyponym
- organ hyponym
- Patent and Trademark Office Database hyponym
- United States Government Printing Office hyponym
- National Guard Bureau hyponym
- United States Army hyponym
- AI hyponym
- Ballistic Missile Defense Organization hyponym
- Defense Information Systems Agency hyponym
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency hyponym
- Casualty Care Research Center hyponym
- Federal Housing Administration hyponym
- local authority hyponym
- Air Force Research Laboratory instance hyponym
- Army High Performance Computing Research Center instance hyponym
- Naval Research Laboratory instance hyponym
- United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory instance hyponym
Related & opposite
- official derivation
Sense 6 noun
official permission or approval
authority for the program was renewed several times
Types & categories
- permission hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
an authoritative written work
this book is the final authority on the life of Milton
Types & categories
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | master |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | potent |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | control |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | power of appointment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | carte blanche |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | command |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | imperium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lordship |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | muscle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sovereignty |
| 2 | domain usage | Related & opposite | plural |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | person |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | abrogator |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | allocator |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | approver |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | authority figure |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | authorizer |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mandator |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pasha |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | civil authority |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | upbraider |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | withdrawer |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | expert |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | adviser |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | connoisseur |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | evaluator |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | high priest |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | liturgist |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | professional |
| 4 | attribute | Related & opposite | sure |
| 4 | attribute | Related & opposite | uncertain |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sure |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | confident |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | self-assured |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sure |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | certainty |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | official |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | administrative unit |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | executive agency |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Food and Drug Administration |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Counterterrorist Center |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Nonproliferation Center |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Bureau of the Census |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | National Climatic Data Center |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | National Weather Service |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Technology Administration |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | National Technical Information Service |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Department of Defense Laboratory System |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Department of Energy Intelligence |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | United States Public Health Service |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | National Institutes of Health |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Immigration and Naturalization Service |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | United States Border Patrol |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Bureau of Diplomatic Security |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Foreign Service |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Bureau of Intelligence and Research |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | United States Fish and Wildlife Service |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | National Park Service |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Financial Management Service |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Office of Intelligence Support |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Comptroller of the Currency |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Bureau of Customs |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Internal Revenue Service |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Federal Aviation Agency |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Transportation Security Administration |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Government Accounting Office |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | United States Navy |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | United States Coast Guard |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Naval Special Warfare |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Naval Surface Warfare Center |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Naval Underwater Warfare Center |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Office of Naval Intelligence |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Marine Corps Intelligence Activity |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | United States Air Force |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | independent agency |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Advanced Research and Development Activity |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Defense Logistics Agency |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Defense Technical Information Center |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | law enforcement agency |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | organ |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Patent and Trademark Office Database |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | United States Government Printing Office |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | National Guard Bureau |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | United States Army |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | AI |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Ballistic Missile Defense Organization |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Defense Information Systems Agency |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Casualty Care Research Center |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Federal Housing Administration |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | local authority |
| 5 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Air Force Research Laboratory |
| 5 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Army High Performance Computing Research Center |
| 5 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Naval Research Laboratory |
| 5 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | authorize |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | sanction |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | permission |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | book |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | last word |