"authorities" meaning in English

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Noun

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Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} authorities
  1. plural of authority Tags: form-of, plural Form of: authority
    Sense id: en-authorities-en-noun-pluIj8AM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 32 12 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 71 15 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 24 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 29 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 15 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 82 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 72 18 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 64 21 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 69 19 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 75 16 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 71 18 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 75 16 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 73 17 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 75 16 10

Noun

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Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} authorities pl (plural only)
  1. The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-authorities-en-noun-nGfq-XXh
  2. The bodies that enforce law and order or provide a public service Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-authorities-en-noun-vicvT~Or
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: public authorities Translations (all senses): myndighed [common-gender] (Danish), viranomaiset [plural] (Finnish), autorités [feminine, plural] (French), Behörden [feminine, plural] (German), pihak berwenang (Indonesian), autorità [feminine] (Italian), pihak berkuasa (Malay), yetkililer [plural] (Turkish), giới chức (Vietnamese)
Disambiguation of 'all senses': 48 52
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