Authorities
Related Definitions
[n] the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
Related Terms
bureaucracy, directorate, hierarchy, higher echelons, higher-ups, John Bull, management, ministry, officialdom, prelacy, ruling class, ruling classes, the administration, the authorities, the Crown, the Establishment, the government, the ingroup, the inte