Meanings
- pluralplural of authority
- pluralplural onlyThe bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere.
- pluralplural onlyThe bodies that enforce law and order or provide a public service.
1 more example
ICE arrested Old Orchard Beach Police Department reserve Officer Jon Luke Evans, of Jamaica, on July 25, as part of the agency’s effort to step up immigration enforcement. Officials with the town and police department have said federal authorities previously told them Evans was legally authorized to work in the U.S.
2025 August 18, Patrick Whittle, “Maine police officer arrested by ICE agrees to voluntarily leave the country”, in AP News
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Danish myndighed
- myndighedall senses
Finnish viranomaiset
- viranomaisetall senses
French autorités
- autoritésall senses
German Behörden
- Behördenall senses
Indonesian pihak berwenang
- pihak berwenangall senses
Italian autorità
- autoritàall senses
Malay pihak berkuasa
- pihak berkuasaall senses
Polish władza
- władzaall senses
Turkish yetkililer
- yetkililerall senses
Vietnamese giới chức
- giới chứcall senses
Cite this entry
authorities. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/authorities
“authorities.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/authorities. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “authorities,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/authorities.
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