autorité

Definitions of autorité
  1. noun
    British dominion over India (1757-1947)
    synonyms: souveraineté
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    empire
    dominance or power through legal authority
  2. noun
    royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
    synonyms: reigne
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    sceptre
    the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
    type of:
    empire
    dominance or power through legal authority
  3. noun
    dominance or power through legal authority
    synonyms: empire
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    souveraineté
    British dominion over India (1757-1947)
    reigne
    royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
    sceptre
    the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
    type of:
    ascendant, prédominance
    the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
  4. noun
    (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
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    représentant de l'autorité civile
    a person who exercises authority over civilian affairs
    maire, mairesse
    the head of a city government
    type of:
    homme, individu, mortel, être
    a human being
  5. noun
    an authoritative written work
    synonyms: référence
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    livre
    a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
  6. noun
    an expert whose views are taken as definitive
    synonyms: connaisseur, expert
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    conseiller, informateur
    an expert who gives advice
    connaisseur, expert, spécialiste
    an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
    expert, juge
    an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
    pro, professionnel
    an authority qualified to teach apprentices
    expert
    one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things
    arbitre, juge-arbitre
    someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
    conseiller
    someone who gives advice about problems
    critique
    anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something
    type of:
    connaisseur, expert
    a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
  7. noun
    a department of government
    synonyms: autorité administrative
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    fisc
    the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues
    département
    a permanent department created to perform the work of a local government
    département fédéral
    a department of the federal government of the United States
    pompiers
    the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires
    département exécutif
    a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
    type of:
    département, section, service
    a specialized division of a large organization
  8. noun
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
    synonyms: autorisation, dominance
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    carte blanche
    complete freedom or authority to act
    commandement
    the power or authority to command
    suzeraineté
    the authority of a lord
    type of:
    commande, contrôle, maîtrise, pouvoir
    power to direct or determine
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