abbacy |
the authority, term of office, or rights of an abbot. |
abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. [1/2 definitions] |
admiralty |
the authority of an admiral. [1/3 definitions] |
advisory |
having the authority to give advice. [1/3 definitions] |
agent |
a person who has the authority to do certain actions for another person. |
aggressive |
very bold; acting as if full of power and authority; forceful. [1/2 definitions] |
agt. |
abbreviation of "agent," a person with authority to perform certain actions on behalf of another. |
amenable |
accountable to authority. [1/3 definitions] |
anarchy |
political and social disorder resulting from a lack or absence of governmental authority. [1/3 definitions] |
anathema |
a formal curse by ecclesiastic authority involving excommunication. [1/3 definitions] |
antiauthority |
combined form of authority. |
apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. [1/3 definitions] |
Apostolic See |
the pope's see or center of authority, believed to have been founded at Rome by Peter. |
appeal |
a plea for recourse to a higher authority. [2/7 definitions] |
appoint |
to set, fix, or determine by agreement or authority. [1/2 definitions] |
arbiter |
someone who has the authority to decide an issue or settle a dispute; arbitrator. |
arbitrator |
one who has final authority to decide an outcome; arbiter. [1/2 definitions] |
arm1 |
the part of an organization that specializes in operations or enforcement; authority. [1/3 definitions] |
arrest |
the act of seizing or the condition of being seized by the authority of the law. [1/4 definitions] |
audience |
a chance to be heard, esp. by a higher authority. [1/3 definitions] |
authoritarian |
of, pertaining to, or advocating complete obedience or subjection to authority, esp. political authority, without concern for individual rights. [1/3 definitions] |