authority
Usage
Example Sentences
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Rich, who works as a veteran support officer for a local authority, said all the families took part in a mission to search for Santa.
From BBC
The flourishing industry is closely protected by Chinese authorities and media access is seldom granted.
From Barron's
The police and paramedics from the Long Beach Fire Department rendered medical aid to Uribe, but authorities said she died at the scene.
From Los Angeles Times
Lai's Catholic faith had deepened in solitary confinement - an arrangement he had requested, according to authorities.
From BBC
Journalist and author Lou Cannon, who was widely considered the nation’s leading authority on the life and career of President Reagan, died Friday in a Santa Barbara hospice.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
