authority#1 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 18
def (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
examples the authorities have issued a curfew
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Hypernym person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Domain of synset - USAGE plural, plural form
Hyponym abrogator; allocator, distributor; approver; authority figure; authorizer, authoriser; mandator; pasha, pacha; civil authority, civil officer; upbraider, reprover, reproacher, rebuker; withdrawer
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Hyponym person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Member of this domain - USAGE plural, plural form
Hypernym abrogator; allocator, distributor; approver; authority figure; authorizer, authoriser; mandator; pasha, pacha; civil authority, civil officer; upbraider, reprover, reproacher, rebuker; withdrawer

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