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The point is not to stay marginal, but to participate in whatever network of marginal zones is spawned from other disciplinary centers and which, together, constitute a multiple displacement of those authorities.
Judith Butler

Meaning of "authorities" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AUTHORITIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AUTHORITIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Authorities is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AUTHORITIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Authority

The word authority is derived from the Latin word auctoritas, meaning 'invention', 'advice', 'opinion', 'influence', or 'command'. In English, the word authority can be used to mean power given by the state or by academic knowledge of an area. When the word Authority is used in the name of an organization, this name usually refers to the governing body upon which such authority is vested; for example, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority or the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AUTHORITIES

authoring
authorisable
authorisation
authorise
authoriser
authorish
authorism
authoritarian
authoritarianism
authoritative
authoritatively
authoritativeness
authority
authorizable
authorization
authorize
authorized
authorized capital
Authorized Version
authorizer

WORDS THAT END LIKE AUTHORITIES

abilities
activities
amenities
capabilities
celebrities
cities
communities
disabilities
entities
facilities
humanities
minorities
opportunities
parties
possibilities
qualities
quantities
responsibilities
securities
universities
utilities

Synonyms and antonyms of authorities in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AUTHORITIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «authorities» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of authorities

Translation of «authorities» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AUTHORITIES

Find out the translation of authorities to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of authorities from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «authorities» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

当局
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autoridades
570 millions of speakers

English

authorities
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अधिकारियों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السلطات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

власти
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

autoridades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রামাণ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

autorités
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Autoritatif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Behörden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

当局
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

당국
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wewenang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chính quyền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதிகாரத்தன்மைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अधिकृतता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

authoritativeness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

autorità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

władze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

влади
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Autoritățile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρχές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

owerhede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

myndigheterna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

myndigheter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of authorities

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AUTHORITIES»

The term «authorities» is very widely used and occupies the 7.684 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AUTHORITIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «authorities» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «authorities» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about authorities

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10 QUOTES WITH «AUTHORITIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word authorities.
1
Mahmoud Abbas
No state on earth can afford to allow several authorities to co-exist next to one another.
2
Kate Adie
Beslan, where the Russian authorities stopped live coverage of the school being stormed, was an illustration of the progress we still have to make.
3
Richard Attenborough
Well, I think In Love and War, which had a wonderful performance by Sandy, Sandra Bullock, who the authorities and, the supposed authorities, in cinema didn't want to know about.
4
Cofer Black
We operate under the law. Covert action authorities are communicated in a memorandum of notification.
5
George Phillips Bond
Madam: If you discover any more comets, can you not wait until they are announced by the proper authorities?
6
Sean Brady
Today, Church policy in Ireland is to report allegations of abuse to the civil authorities. It recognises the Gardai and H.S.E. as those with responsibility for investigating such allegations and that any Church investigation should not take place until the investigation by the civil authorities has been completed.
7
John O. Brennan
We will use all lawful tools at our disposal, and that includes authorities under the renewed PATRIOT Act. We firmly believe that our intelligence gathering tools must enable us to collect the information we need to protect the American people.
8
Judith Butler
The point is not to stay marginal, but to participate in whatever network of marginal zones is spawned from other disciplinary centers and which, together, constitute a multiple displacement of those authorities.
9
Jasper Carrott
There's a rumour going 'round that if you amass a certain number of penalty points on your driving licence, the authorities will make you take your test again! Now, if ever there was an incentive to drive carefully, they could not have threatened a more terrifying ordeal.
10
John Cassavetes
'Faces' became more than a film. It became a way of life, a film against the authorities and the powers that prevent people from expressing themselves the way they want to, something that can't be done in America, that can't be done without money.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AUTHORITIES»

Discover the use of authorities in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to authorities and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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UNIMARC Manual: Authorities Format
Incorporated in this work is relevant information from other IFLA working groups and from UNIMARC users. It is published under the auspices of the IFLA Cataloguing Section. This is the 3rd, completely updated and enlarged edition.
Mirna Willer, 2009
2
Shadow government: the hidden world of public ...
The devastating bond default of the Washington Public Power Supply System (popularly known as WHOOPS), the unregulated excesses of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, and the much publicized collapse of the Federal Savings and ...
Donald Axelrod, 1992
3
Constructing the EU Network of Competition Authorities
This volume contains the contributions of a groups of EU policy-makers and international legal experts on the subject of state aid control - a complex feature of EU competition policy.
Claus-Dieter Ehlermann, Isabela Atanasiu, 2004
4
Alternatives to Litigation Between Administrative ...
Alternatives to litigation which can genuinely gaurantee justice while conserving resources and increasing the accountability of public administration, are of increasing interest.
‎2000
5
Paul and the Imperial Authorities at Thessalonica and Rome: ...
James R. Harrison investigates the collision between Paul's eschatological gospel and the Julio-Claudian conception of rule.
James R. Harrison, 2011
6
Regulating Local Authorities: Emerging Patterns of Central ...
By examining the relationship between central governments and local authorities in a number of countries, the contributors to this study show how central governments exercise control and influence over the activities of local authorities.
Paul Carmichael, Arthur F. Midwinter, 2003
7
Adversaries and Authorities: Investigations Into Ancient ...
This book examines the reasons why science and philosophy developed differently in ancient Greece and ancient China.
Geoffrey Ernest Richard Lloyd, 1996
8
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe: ...
This publication brings together the texts adopted by the Standing Committee of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe, Council of Europe, 2007
9
Yearbook of Experts, Authorities & Spokespersons - 2011 Editon
Yearbook of Experts is America's favorite newsroom resource -- requests by tens of thousands of journalists.
Mitchell P. Davis, 2010
10
Competent National Authorities Under the International Drug ...
This annual directory lists titles and contact details for the following offices: (a) national authorities empowered to issue certificates and authorisations for the import and export of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances; (b) ...
‎2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUTHORITIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term authorities is used in the context of the following news items.
1
N.J. authorities decline to identify trooper who shot, killed Parlin man …
TRENTON — The state Attorney General's Office has declined a formal request for the identity of the State Police trooper who shot and killed a ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
2
Authorities ID man killed in North Lawndale shooting
Colon was shot in the chest, leg and arm and pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital at 10:18 p.m., authorities said. He lived in the 700 block ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
3
Williamson County authorities call off search for suspect near State …
(WKRN) – Authorities in Williamson County have called off search for a suspect westbound on State Route 840 near exit 42 after he escaped ... «WKRN.com, Jul 15»
4
Authorities looking for white pickup in connection to Sleepy Hollow fire
The Chelan County Sheriff's Office is seeking help identifying a white pickup seen near the start of the Sleepy Hollow Fire on June 28. «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
5
Authorities ID driver involved in 4th Street crash, Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI-- Authorities have said Kelsey L Secor, 25, is still in critical condition Monday following a crash on July 4 in the 5300 block of ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
6
Authorities investigating unconfirmed report of a shot fired at Walter …
Montgomery County Police and military security officers Monday were investigating an unconfirmed report of a gunshot heard on the campus of ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
7
Authorities ID man pulled from vehicle submerged in Bessemer creek
Authorities said it appeared Taylor was driving westbound on Harmer Street when he ran off the road and into the water. His vehicle landed ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
8
Authorities: Man helping put on fireworks display is injured
PORT SANILAC, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say a man helping to put on a fireworks show along Lake Huron was injured when a mortar was ... «Fox 28, Jul 15»
9
Pasco authorities charge machete-wielding man after fireworks …
Telci told authorities the guests wanted to fight him, and he retrieved the two machetes to "scare them," according to a New Port Richey police ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
10
Authorities ID woman killed in Iowa truck stop accident
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a Tennessee woman who was killed in an accident at an eastern Iowa truck stop. Davenport ... «WDEF News 12, Jul 15»

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