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Authority - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | authority |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power, control |
| Synonyms: | ascendancy, authorization, beef*, charge, clout*, command, credit, domination, dominion, edge, esteem, force, goods*, government, guts*, influence, juice*, jump, jurisdiction, license, mastery, might, permission, permit, pizzazz*, prerogative, prestige, punch, right, rule, say, steam, strength, stuff*, supremacy, sway, upper hand*, warrant, weight, word, zap*, leg up, might and main, pow, powerhouse, ropes, say-so, strong arm, what it takes, whip hand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | authority |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expert, animate or inanimate |
| Synonyms: | arbiter, aristocrat, bible, big cheese*, big shot*, boss, brass*, buff*, city hall*, connoisseur, czar, egghead*, establishment*, executive, expert, front office*, governor, guru, judge, law*, pro, professional, professor, pundit, scholar, specialist, textbook*, upstairs, veteran, virtuoso, whiz, wizard, CEO, big wig, brains, exec, feds, ivory dome, kingfish, kingpin, power elite, top brass, top dog, top hand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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-nouns
authority; influence, patronage, power, preponderance, credit, prestige, prerogative, jurisdiction; right (title) [more]., divine right, dynastic rights, authoritativeness; absoluteness, absolutism; despotism; jus nocendi; jus divinum., command, empire, sway, rule; dominion, domination; sovereignty, supremacy, suzerainty; lordship, headship; chiefdom; seigniory, seigniority; mastery, mastership, masterdom; government (direction) [more]; dictation, control., hold, grasp; grip, gripe; reach; iron sway (severity) [more]; fangs, clutches, talons; rod of empire (scepter) [more]., reign, regime, dynasty; directorship, dictatorship; protectorate, protectorship; caliphate, pashalic, electorate; presidency, presidentship; administration; proconsul, consulship; prefecture; seneschalship; magistrature, magistracy., empire; monarchy; kinghood, kingship; royalty, regality; aristarchy, aristocracy; oligarchy, democracy, demagogy; heteronomy; republic, republicanism; socialism; collectivism; mob law, mobocracy, ochlocracy; vox populi, imperium in imperio; bureaucracy; beadledom, bumbledom; stratocracy; military power, military government; feodality, feudal system, feudalism., thearchy, dinarchy; duarchy, triarchy, heterarchy; duumvirate; triumvirate; autocracy, autonomy; limited monarchy; constitutional government, constitutional monarchy; home rule; representative government; monocracy, pantisocracy., gynarchy, gynocracy, gynaeocracy; petticoat government., [Vicarious authority] commission [more]; deputy[more]; permission [more]., state, realm, body politic, posse comitatus., person in authority (master) [more]; judicature [more]; cabinet (council) [more]; seat of government, seat of authority; headquarters., [Acquisition of authority] accession; installation [more].
-verbs
authorize (permit) [more]; warrant (right) [more]; dictate (order) [more]; have authority, hold authority, possess authority, exercise authority, exert authority, wield authority, be at the head of; hold office, be in office, fill an office; hold master, occupy master, a post master, be master [more]., rule, sway, command, control, administer; govern (direct) [more]; lead, preside over, reign, possess the throne, be seated on the throne, occupy the throne; sway the scepter, wield the scepter; wear the crown., have the upper hand, get the upper hand, have the whip, get the whip; gain a hold upon, preponderate, dominate, rule the roost; boss [U.S.]; override, overrule, overawe; lord it over, hold in hand, keep under, make a puppet of, lead by the nose, turn round one's little finger, bend to one's will, hold one's own, wear the breeches; have the ball at one's feet, have it all one's own way, have the game in one's own hand, have on the hip, have under one's thumb; be master of the situation; take the lead, play first fiddle, set the fashion; give the law to; carry with a high hand; lay down the law; "ride in the whirlwind and direct the storm" [Addison]; rule with a rod of iron (severity) [more]., ascend the throne, mount the throne; take the reins, take the reins into one's hand; assume authority, take the reins of government; take command, assume the command., be governed by, be in the power of.
-adjectives
ruling; regnant, at the head, dominant, paramount, supreme, predominant, preponderant, in the ascendant, influential; gubernatorial; imperious; authoritative, executive, administrative, clothed with authority, official, departmental, ex officio, imperative, peremptory, overruling, absolute; hegemonic, hegemonical; arbitrary; compulsory [more]: stringent., regal, sovereign; royal, royalist; monarchical, kingly; imperial, imperiatorial; princely; feudal; aristocratic, autocratic; oligarchic; republican, dynastic., at one's command; in one's power, in one's grasp; under control; authorized (due) [more].
-adverbs
in the name of, by the authority of, de par le Roi, in virtue of; under the auspices of, in the hands of., at one's pleasure; by a dash if the pen, by a stroke of the pen; ex mero motu; ex cathedra.
-phrases
the gray mare the better horse; "every inch a king" [Lear].
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| Antonyms: | laxity (absence of authority) |
| Main Entry: | administrator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who manages organization |
| Synonyms: | ambassador, authority, boss, bureaucrat, captain, chair, chairperson, chief, commander, consul, custodian, dean, director, executive, front office*, governor, head, inspector, judge, leader, manager, minister, officer, official, organizer, overseer, premier, president, superintendent, supervisor, CEO, controller, exec, head honcho, head person, mayor, person upstairs, prez, producer |
| Antonyms: | employee, worker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | advantage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | benefit, favored position or circumstance |
| Synonyms: | aid, ascendancy, asset, assistance, authority, avail, blessing, boon, break, choice, comfort, convenience, dominance, edge, eminence, favor, gain, good, gratification, help, hold, improvement, influence, interest, lead, leeway, leverage, luck, mastery, odds, position, power, precedence, preference, prestige, prevalence, profit, protection, recognition, resources, return, sanction, starting, superiority, support, supremacy, upper hand*, utility, wealth, expediency, leg-up, pre-eminence |
| Notes: | advantage is a relatively favorable position; superiority of means while vantage is a position, condition, or opportunity that is likely to provide superiority or an advantage |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage, drawback, handicap, hindrance, loss, obstacle, restriction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adviser/advisor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who recommends, teaches, or otherwise helps |
| Synonyms: | Dutch uncle, aide, attorney, authority, backseat driver, coach, confidant, consultant, counsel, counselor, director, doctor, expert, friend, guide, helper, instructor, judge, kibitzer*, lawyer, mentor, monitor, partner, priest, referee, teacher, tutor, buttinski, clubhouse lawyer, quarterback, righthand person, second-guesser |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | artist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person skilled in creative activity |
| Synonyms: | artisan, authority, composer, craftsperson, creator, expert, inventor, painter, virtuoso, whiz*, artiste, handicrafter |
| Antonyms: | scientist |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ascendancy/ascendency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | domination |
| Synonyms: | advantage, authority, command, control, dominance, dominion, edge, influence, jump*, mastery, power, predominance, prevalence, reign, rule, sovereignty, superiority, supremacy, sway, upper hand*, leg up, on top, preeminence, prepotence, whip hand |
| Antonyms: | decline, inferiority, subordination, powerlessness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | auspices |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | protection; support |
| Synonyms: | advocacy, aegis, authority, backing, care, charge, control, countenance, guidance, influence, patronage, sponsorship, supervision |
| Main Entry: | bible |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | holy book; authoritative book |
| Synonyms: | authority, creed, doctrine, guide, guidebook, handbook, manual, testament, text, sacred writ, sacred writings, scripture, the good news |
| Main Entry: | bureaucracy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | system which controls organization |
| Synonyms: | administration, authority, city hall*, government, management, ministry, red tape*, beadledom, civil service, directorate, officialdom, officials, powers that be, regulatory commission, the Establishment, the system |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | captain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chief of vehicle, effort |
| Synonyms: | authority, boss, cap, commander, director, executive, guide, head, leader, master, mistress, number one, officer, operator, owner, pilot, royalty, skip*, skipper*, top*, CEO, CFO, chieftain, exec, four-striper, head honcho, higher up, top dog |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | carte blanche |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complete authority |
| Synonyms: | authority, blank check, franchise, free hand, free rein, freedom, grant, latitude, leeway, license, permission, prerogative, sanction, say, warrant, full authority, full power, full power, no holds barred, power of attorney, say-so, unconditional authority, unconditional right, unrestricted authority |
| Main Entry: | clout |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power |
| Synonyms: | authority, influence, prestige, pull*, standing, sway, weight |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | consultant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | professional advisor |
| Synonyms: | advisor, authority, counsel, expert, guide, master, maven, mentor, pro*, specialist, veteran, freelancer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | control |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | command, mastery |
| Synonyms: | ascendancy, authority, bridle, charge, check, clout, containment, curb, determination, direction, discipline, domination, dominion, driver's seat, force, government, guidance, inside track, juice, jurisdiction, limitation, management, manipulation, might, oversight, predomination, qualification, regimentation, regulation, restraint, restriction, ropes, rule, strings, subjection, subordination, superintendence, supervision, supremacy, sway, upper hand*, weight, wire pulling |
| Antonyms: | helplessness, powerlessness, relinquishment, renouncement, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dean |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leader of institution |
| Synonyms: | administrator, authority, dignitary, ecclesiastic, guide, lead, legislator, pilot, president, principal, professor, senior, tack, doyen |
| Antonyms: | pupil, student |
| Main Entry: | diploma |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | certificate for achievement |
| Synonyms: | authority, award, charter, commission, confirmation, credentials, degree, honor, recognition, voucher, warrant, sheepskin, shingle |
| Main Entry: | domain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of expertise, rule |
| Synonyms: | authority, bailiwick, concern, department, discipline, district, dominion, empire, estate, field, jurisdiction, land, neck of the woods, occupation, orbit*, power, province, quarter, realm, region, scope, slot, specialty, sphere, terrain, territory, turf, walk, wing, demesne, home park, stomping grounds |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dominance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | supremacy |
| Synonyms: | ascendancy, authority, command, control, domination, dominion, government, influence, power, preponderance, rule, sovereignty, sway, upper hand, paramountcy, preeminence, prepotence, prepotency, whip hand |
| Antonyms: | modesty, subordination, weakness |
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