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Meaning of "port authority" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PORT AUTHORITY

port authority  [pɔːt ɔːˈθɒrɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PORT AUTHORITY

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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Port authority 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 PORT AUTHORITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Port authority

In Canada and the United States a port authority is a governmental or quasi-governmental public authority for a special-purpose district usually formed by a legislative body to operate ports and other transportation infrastructure. Port authorities are usually governed by boards or commissions, which are commonly appointed by governmental chief executives, often from different jurisdictions. For example, in Canada the federal Minister of Transport selects one board member, the local chief executive one, and the rest of the board are at the recommendation of port users to the federal Minister. In Canada all port authorities have a federal or Crown charter called Letters Patent. Most port authorities are financially self-supporting. In addition to owning land, setting fees, and sometimes levying taxes, port districts can also operate shipping terminals, airports, railroads, and irrigation facilities. In Mexico the federal government created sixteen port administrations in 1994–1995 called Administración Portuaria Integral in Spanish, as result of the Ley de Puertos of 1993.

Definition of port authority in the English dictionary

The definition of port authority in the dictionary is the body with overall responsibility for a port.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PORT AUTHORITY


anteriority
ænˌtɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ
anti-authority
ˌæntɪɔːˈθɒrɪtɪ
apriority
ˌeɪpraɪˈɒrɪtɪ
authority
ɔːˈθɒrɪtɪ
celebrity
sɪˈlɛbrɪtɪ
charity
ˈtʃærɪtɪ
exteriority
ɪkˈstɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ
inferiority
ɪnˌfɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ
integrity
ɪnˈtɛɡrɪtɪ
interiority
ɪnˌtɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ
majority
məˈdʒɒrɪtɪ
minority
maɪˈnɒrɪtɪ
popularity
ˌpɒpjʊˈlærɪtɪ
pretty
ˈprɪtɪ
priority
praɪˈɒrɪtɪ
security
sɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ
seniority
ˌsiːnɪˈɒrɪtɪ
sonority
səˈnɒrɪtɪ
sorority
səˈrɒrɪtɪ
supermajority
ˌsuːpərməˈdʒɒrɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PORT AUTHORITY

port
Port Adelaide
Port Arthur
port authorities
Port Blair
Port du Salut
port dues
Port Elizabeth
Port Harcourt
Port Jackson
Port Jackson wattle
Port Jackson willow
Port Louis
Port Lyautey
Port Moresby
Port Nicholson
port of call
port of entry

WORDS THAT END LIKE PORT AUTHORITY

Advertising Standards Authority
aperture priority
Atomic Energy Authority
aviation authority
Civil Aviation Authority
education authority
ethnic minority
Financial Services Authority
Greater London Authority
Health Authority
homeland security
in the majority
local authority
local education authority
Palestinian National Authority
shutter priority
simple majority
superiority
tax authority
unitary authority
water authority

Synonyms and antonyms of port authority in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «port authority» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PORT AUTHORITY

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

Translator English - Chinese

港务局
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autoridad Portuaria
570 millions of speakers

English

port authority
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पत्तन प्राधिकरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هيئة الميناء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Управление порта
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

autoridade portuária
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্দর কর্তৃপক্ষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

autorité portuaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pihak berkuasa pelabuhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hafenbehörde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

港湾当局
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포트 권한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wewenang pelabuhan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cảng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போர்ட் ஆணையம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंदर प्राधिकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Liman otoritesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

autorità portuale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

władze portu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

управління порту
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

autoritatea portuară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λιμενική αρχή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hawe-owerheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hamnmyndighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

havnevesenet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of port authority

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PORT AUTHORITY»

The term «port authority» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.471 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PORT AUTHORITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «port authority» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «port authority» 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 port authority

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORT AUTHORITY»

Discover the use of port authority in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to port authority and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Empire on the Hudson: Entrepreneurial Vision and Political ...
From a consideration of the effect of stimulants, such as caffeine and nicotine, and the reasons and consequences of their sudden popularity in the seventeenth century, the book moves to a discussion of more modern stimulants, such as ...
Jameson W. Doig, 2013
2
Frommer's Great Escapes From NYC Without Wheels
308 from Port Authority Gate 324 to Six Flags. Subways: A, C, E to Port Authority or N, Q, R, S, W, 1, 2, 3, 7 to 42nd St./Times Sq. Approximate travel time: 1 hr., 50 min. Schedule: Buses leave Port Authority at 9:30am and 2:30pm and leave from  ...
Lisa Marie Rovito, 2006
3
New York Magazine
Because it is a bi-state agency, the Port Authority has been able to play one state against the other and forestall effective control by either. The Port Authority likes to brag that its board of 12 commissioners are accountable to the governors and  ...
4
Lloyd's MIU Handbook of Maritime Security
NOTES 1. Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore website. Available online at http://www.mpa.gov.sg/ infocentre/pdfs/vessel-arrivals.pdf (accessed on January 25, 2007). 2. Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore website. Available online ...
Rupert Herbert-Burns, Sam Bateman, Peter Lehr, 2008
5
The George Washington Bridge: Poetry in Steel
responding to phone calls and text messages from bridge offices and Port Authority headquarters in Manhattan, which made me feel less guilty about taking them away from their desks. Bob Durando worked his way up to top man at the ...
Michael Aaron Rockland, 2008
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New York Magazine
No great protest movement emanated from the Port Authority when this law was passed. None was needed. The Port Authority could tell the Governors what it thought of their law when the time was ripe. The job of getting the Port Authority ...
7
America's Waterfront Revival: Port Authorities and Urban ...
Indeed, an enormous share of the scholarship on public authorities is based on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. As a result, public authority research and port authority research are closely interrelated, and both are dominated ...
Peter Hendee Brown, 2009
8
New York: The Politics of Urban Regional Development
But his strong protransit stance and earlier criticisms of other Port Authority officials made it difficult for him to gain support within the agency. For example, in 1972 he criticized his fellow commissioners publicly for appearing to "assign a higher ...
Michael N. Danielson, Jameson W. Doig, Professor Jameson W Doig, 1982
9
The Institutional Position of Seaports: An International ...
It is forbidden by law for an individual private shipping or port authority to have a seat on the executive board. The role of the port authority management is to observe and advise the executive board and the management meetings are chaired ...
H. Stevens, 1999
10
Revised Recommendations on the Safe Transport of Dangerous ...
If regulatory authorities decide this is so and it is permitted by the legal system of the country or State concerned, they should consider whether particular legal requirements should be enforced by the port authority rather than by themselves.
‎2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORT AUTHORITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term port authority is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Port Authority Police Officers Stand Watch Over Edison Recruiting …
EDISON, NJ - Two Port Authority police officers, who were surprised to learn U.S. military personnel are unarmed while working in uniform ... «TAPinto.net, Jul 15»
2
Port Authority Approves $40 Million For Newark Airport Work
The Port Authority Board of Commissioners approved a $40 million influx of cash on July 23 to construct a new terminal to replace the ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
3
Cop suing Port Authority says he was pulled off flight
NEWARK, N.J.' (AP) — A former high-ranking Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police official who has filed a whistleblower suit ... «Times Herald-Record, Jul 15»
4
Cuomo plans demolition, redevelopment of LaGuardia Airport
LaGuardia Gateway Partners — a new public private partnership chosen by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey — will build the ... «The Real Deal Magazine, Jul 15»
5
EPA And Port Authority Plan To Reduce Truck Idling Pollution At …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced agreements with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and port terminal ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
6
Police director: 'I was illegally detained' by the Port Authority police
Speziale, the former assistant public safety director of the Port Authority police, currently has a civil suit pending against the Port Authority of ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
7
Richard Leone | Port Authority chairman, 75
Richard Leone, 75, the former chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey who managed Brendan T. Byrne's two successful ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
8
Grand Bahama Port Authority volunteers improve homes and lives of …
Members of The Grand Bahama Port Authority Volunteers spent their Saturday helping improve five retirement homes FREEPORT, The ... «Bahama Islands Info, Jul 15»
9
Port Authority won't delay 12-week closing of Mon Incline
Port Authority of Allegheny County officials said Friday that they won't delay plans to close the Mon Incline starting Aug. 31 for 12 weeks, ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
10
Bayonne Bridge to be closed for weekend, Port Authority says
Officials from the Port Authority and state Department of Transportation said there closures were scheduled in conjunction with other regional ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»

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