authority
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"It's high time we came up with a strategy," Laurence Debrincat of the Paris regional transport authority said last month, pushing for the suburban-and-rural approach.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
And in two-and-a-half years, he will no longer have any authority to enforce compliance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
The new prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, wanted to stamp his authority, and fast.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
A mayor does not have the authority to fire a police chief, a power reserved for the Police Commission and City Council.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
And his conduct in providing clandestine instructions to Adams’s cabinet undermined the constitutional authority of the executive branch in ways that would have landed him in jail in modern times.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing authority
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