Word Type

Noun

The word "authority" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

aileron authority antiauthority appeal to authority authoritah authority control authority figure authority issues authorityless authoritywise certificate authority color of authority combined authority elevator authority enforcement authority local authority moral authority multiauthority port authority postal authority public authority rudder authority signature authority statutory authority tax authority unitary authority verbal authority

Etymologically Related To

author

Context

used in singular or plural form

Has Property

wrong

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

actor administrative body administrative unit book certainty control doer expert permission worker

Type Of (IsA)

book control expert permission person

Related Terms

author authoritarian authoritative authorization authorize have something on good authority

Related Terms

agency author authoritarian authoritative authorization enforce government have something on good authority power

Synonym Network

agency assurance

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.