DICTOMETER

BEMYNDIGELSE (Norwegian for "authority")

(authority, empowerment, warrantirs, facultad)

1. Synonyms:
   • Authority
   • Authorization
   • Authorisation
   • Potency
   • Dominance
   • Say-so
   Definitions:
   • the power or right to give orders or make decisions
   Examples:
   • He has the authority to issue warrants
   • Deputies are given authorization to make arrests
   • A place of potency in the state
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Authority
   Definitions:
   • (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
   Examples:
   • The authorities have issued a curfew
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Authority
   Definitions:
   • an expert whose views are taken as definitive
   Examples:
   • He is an authority on corporate law
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Assurance
   • Self-assurance
   • Confidence
   • Self-confidence
   • Authority
   • Sureness
   Definitions:
   • freedom from doubt
   • belief in yourself and your abilities
   Examples:
   • His assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
   • After that failure he lost his confidence
   • She spoke with authority
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Agency
   • Federal agency
   • Government agency
   • Bureau
   • Office
   • Authority
   Definitions:
   • an administrative unit of government
   Examples:
   • The Central Intelligence Agency
   • The Census Bureau
   • Office of Management and Budget
   • Tennessee Valley Authority
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Authority
   • Authorization
   • Authorisation
   • Sanction
   Definitions:
   • official permission or approval
   Examples:
   • Authority for the program was renewed several times
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Authority
   Definitions:
   • an authoritative written work
   Examples:
   • This book is the final authority on the life of Milton