authorities

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• authorities — I noun administration, commanders, directors, executives, government, heads, magistratus, management, officeholders, officials, persons in office, persons of commanding influence, potestates, powers that be, rulers, those holding power, those in… …   Law dictionary

• authorities — n. 1. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit. Syn: government, regime. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Authorities — Authority Au*thor i*ty, n.; pl. {Authorities}. [OE. autorite, auctorite, F. autorit[ e], fr. L. auctoritas, fr. auctor. See {Author}, n.] 1. Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• authorities — n. governmental officials civil, civilian; government; local; military; occupation authorities * * * civilian government local military occupation authorities [ governmental officials ] civil …   Combinatory dictionary

• authorities — Synonyms and related words: John Bull, Uncle Sam, Washington, Whitehall, bureaucracy, directorate, hierarchy, higher echelons, higher ups, management, ministry, officialdom, prelacy, ruling class, ruling classes, the Crown, the Establishment, the …   Moby Thesaurus

• authorities — au·thor·i·ty || ɔː θɒrÉ™tɪ n. power, control, jurisdiction ruling government, military authorities; higher ups; bureaucracy …   English contemporary dictionary

• authorities — vadovybė statusas T sritis profesijos apibrėžtis Vadovaujantieji organizacijos, įstaigos arba institucijos asmenys. atitikmenys: angl. authorities; direction; management pranc. cadres, m; direction, f; dirigeants, m; personnel de direction, m;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

• authorities — Citations to constitutions, statutes, precedents, judicial decisions, rules, regulations, textbooks, articles, and the like made on the argument of questions of law (e.g., in briefs, motions, etc.) on the trial of causes before a court, in… …   Black's law dictionary

• authorities — Citations to constitutions, statutes, precedents, judicial decisions, rules, regulations, textbooks, articles, and the like made on the argument of questions of law (e.g., in briefs, motions, etc.) on the trial of causes before a court, in… …   Black's law dictionary

• authorities — noun the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit (Freq. 10) the government reduced taxes the matter was referred to higher authorities • Syn: ↑government, ↑regime • Derivationally related forms: ↑govern …   Useful english dictionary

• authorities, table of — n. A list of citations to all the legal sources used in a brief or other legal document. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …   Law dictionary