- plural of authority.
authorities
Example Sentences
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California’s state Capitol was evacuated Friday morning after construction crews in the west wing of the building reported a threat to authorities, according to the California Highway Patrol.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
That means authorities must process samples from both unidentified remains and thousands of relatives before they can establish matches.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
"They need to be told really clearly what the authorities are doing to protect this community," said Wilkinson.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The State Department regularly engages with Myanmar authorities on issues affecting U.S. interests, a department spokesman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
“We had to write to check with the church registers. What the Nazi authorities were looking for, of course, were Jewish names.”
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
