authority - translate from English to Gaelic by Langtolang.com Dictionary

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Translating from English to Gaelic

authority — power to enforce rules or give orders

→ ùghdarras m/gd

authority — police or law enforcement collectively

→ ùghdarras m/gd

authority — reliable source of information on a subject

→ ùghdarras m/gd

the power or right to give orders or make decisions
- “he has the authority to issue warrants”
- “deputies are given authorization to make arrests”
- “a place of potency in the state”
Synonymsauthorization authorisation potency dominance say-so
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
- “the authorities have issued a curfew”
an expert whose views are taken as definitive
- “he is an authority on corporate law”

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freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
- “his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular”
- “after that failure he lost his confidence”
- “she spoke with authority”
Synonymsassurance self-assurance confidence self-confidence sureness
an administrative unit of government
- “the Central Intelligence Agency”
- “the Census Bureau”
- “Office of Management and Budget”
- “Tennessee Valley Authority”
Synonymsagencyfederal agencygovernment agencybureau office
official permission or approval
- “authority for the program was renewed several times”
Synonymsauthorization authorisation sanction
an authoritative written work
- “this book is the final authority on the life of Milton”