authority
Usage
Example Sentences
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“This is an incredibly dangerous authority to have as unrestricted as it is.”
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Patton let Mauldin know that he had the authority to ban Stars and Stripes from being distributed to the Third Army.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
"We've always felt the local authority lacked the capacity or resources to deal with a complex and controversial plan of this nature."
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
However, a 1945 federal law, the McCarran-Ferguson Act, delegates authority to regulate the insurance industry primarily to individual states.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
He wore a clean suit, tattered at the sleeve and lapel, and his voice had authority in it.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
