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government, authorities, regime(noun)

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

"the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field

the leading authority on neural anatomy

lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)

the sheriff had authority over the whole county

the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly

speaks with a persuasive authority on matters of public health

the right or means to command or control others

by the authority vested in me, I now pronounce you married

something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing

I had good authority to believe that the information was correct

something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information

the Bible is the sole authority for his impassioned defense of creationism

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