100 Best Synonyms for “Authority”

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. administration Group managing official affairs.
2. administrators People who manage affairs.
3. agency Capacity to act independently.
4. approval Acceptance or official permission.
5. ascendancy Dominant influence or control.
6. authorization Official permission or power.
7. autonomy Self-governing power or freedom.
8. bailiwick Area of responsibility or expertise.
9. bench Judges collectively.
10. board Group managing an organization.
11. brass Informal high-ranking officials.
12. bureaucracy System or body of officials.
13. charge Responsibility and control.
14. clearance Official permission or approval.
15. clout Informal power or influence.
16. command Power or right to direct.
17. commission Official authorization or assignment.
18. consent Permission or agreement.
19. control Power to direct or manage.
20. custody Protective control or responsibility.
21. decision-making power Power to make decisions.
22. direction Guidance or control of activity.
23. directorate Group of directors or leaders.
24. discretion Freedom to decide or act.
25. domain Area of control or knowledge.
26. domination Control by superior power.
27. dominion Supreme control or rule.
28. empowerment Granting power or authority.
29. entitlement Right to have or do something.
30. establishment Dominant official group or system.
31. executive power Power to enforce or administer.
32. expert Person with special knowledge.
33. final say Ultimate power to decide.
34. force Legal power or effect.
35. governance Control or direction of affairs.
36. governing power Power to govern.
37. government Ruling body or system.
38. hierarchy Ranked system of control.
39. high command Senior military leadership.
40. higher-ups Informal people in authority.
41. home rule Local self-government.
42. independence Freedom from outside control.
43. influence Power to affect decisions.
44. judiciary Courts and judges collectively.
45. jurisdiction Official power over an area.
46. latitude Freedom to act or decide.
47. leadership Position or power to lead.
48. legal power Power recognized by law.
49. legislature Body that makes laws.
50. legitimacy Lawful or accepted authority.
51. leverage Power to influence outcomes.
52. license Official permission to do something.
53. magistracy Office or body of magistrates.
54. management Control and direction of operations.
55. managers People who direct operations.
56. mandate Official authorization to act.
57. mastery Full control or great skill.
58. officers People with official authority.
59. official power Power held by an office.
60. officialdom Officials collectively.
61. officials People holding public office.
62. oversight Supervision or official watchfulness.
63. permission Consent or approval to act.
64. power Ability or right to control.
65. precedence Priority in rank or importance.
66. predominance Greater power or influence.
67. preeminence Superior status or influence.
68. prerogative Special right or privilege.
69. prestige Influence from respect or status.
70. primacy First rank or importance.
71. privilege Special right or advantage.
72. pull Informal influence or advantage.
73. rank Official position or level.
74. realm Area of rule or activity.
75. regime Government or ruling system.
76. reign Period or power of rule.
77. remit Area of responsibility or authority.
78. right Legal or moral entitlement.
79. rule Control or governing power.
80. rulership Position or power of ruling.
81. sanction Official approval or permission.
82. seniority Higher status from longer service.
83. sovereignty Supreme governing power.
84. standing Status giving respect or influence.
85. stature Importance or respected status.
86. status Recognized position or rank.
87. stewardship Responsible care and management.
88. supervision Direction and monitoring of others.
89. supremacy Highest power or dominance.
90. sway Controlling influence or power.
91. territory Area under control.
92. the powers that be Those who hold power.
93. throne Monarchical power or office.
94. top brass Informal senior officials.
95. tribunal Body judging disputes.
96. turf Informal area of control.
97. validity Legal force or soundness.
98. veto power Power to reject decisions.
99. warrant Official authorization or justification.
100. weight Influence or importance.