authorities
IPA: ʌθˈɔrʌtiz
noun
- The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere
- The bodies that enforce law and order or provide a public service
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Examples of "authorities" in Sentences
- They bitch to authorities& the authorities side with the ratepayer.
- He frequently clashed with the German authorities and the quisling government.
- The enforcement of the ban on the 41 sentences fell to the secular authorities.
- On a wall was a message written in blood and signed "Z200," a moniker authorities say belongs to a local wing of Mexico's Los Zetas.
- If you've lived under the Communist regime, you would have some anxiety around officialdom, and perhaps my call, and my use of the term authorities, had touched a nerve.
- Report Abuse "Iran has dismissed the information, saying it is based on "fabricated documents" provided by a "few arrogant countries" - a phrase authorities in Iran often use to refer to the United States and its allies."
- Iran has refused to discuss the alleged weapons experiments for three years, saying they are based on "fabricated documents" provided by a "few arrogant countries" a phrase authorities in Iran often use to refer to the United States and its allies.
- Iran has refused to discuss the alleged weapons experiments for three years, saying they are based on "fabricated documents" provided by a "few arrogant countries" - a phrase authorities in Iran often use to refer to the United States and its allies.
- Iran has refused to discuss the alleged weapons experiments for three years, saying they are based on "fabricated documents" provided by a "few arrogant countries" -- a phrase authorities in Iran often use to refer to the United States and its allies.
- Iran, said Nackaerts, has refused to discuss alleged weapons experiments for three years, with Tehran saying they are based on "fabricated documents" provided by a "few arrogant countries" -- a phrase authorities in Iran often use to refer to the United States and its allies.