The discrepancy between the stories of the two parties involved in the accident was so great that the authorities had a hard time deciding which side was telling the truth.
Source: tatoeba (1918)
Authorities
Synonyms for "authorities" (36 found)
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10 translations across 10 languages.
Danish
1 entries- myndighed noun (all senses)
Finnish
1 entries- viranomaiset noun (all senses)
French
1 entries- autorités noun (all senses)
German
1 entries- Behörden noun (all senses)
Indonesian
1 entries- pihak berwenang noun (all senses)
Italian
1 entries- autorità noun (all senses)
Malay
1 entries- pihak berkuasa noun (all senses)
Polish
1 entries- władza noun (all senses)
Turkish
1 entries- yetkililer noun (all senses)
Vietnamese
1 entries- giới chức noun (all senses)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The convicted drug dealer was willing to comply with the authorities to have his death sentence reduced to a life sentence.
Source: tatoeba (1934)
I have read a good many books to discover what the authorities had to say that made the matter a little plainer.
Source: tatoeba (43631)
Getting rid of garbage has become a major headache for the authorities.
Source: tatoeba (56404)
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