authority
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Example Sentences
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The true number is likely to be even larger, as only a third of authorities said they collected this data as standard practice.
From BBC
The UN nuclear watchdog said Wednesday that Iranian authorities had reported projectile impact at the country's only operational nuclear power plant that caused no damage.
From Barron's
In late January, union members voted overwhelming to give their leadership the authority to call a strike at its discretion.
From Los Angeles Times
But on Tuesday night, nearly two months after the final whistle, Africa’s ruling soccer authorities abruptly informed Senegal that it had been stripped of the title and handed the trophy to Morocco instead.
Kalshi argues that its activities are not gambling but something closer to market trading and that this places its activities beyond the reach of state authorities.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
