Someone who is in a position of authority.

plural of authorized term

plural of appeal to authority

A public authority which operates a port or other transportation infrastructure.

(business) The authority of an employee acting unilaterally to commit an employer to a contract. / (business) The maximum value of such contract.

(euphemistic) Disobedience, a disinclination to obey.

The authoring of a project by a team of people working in collaboration, often with a project manager to coordinate effort

Any authority which has a legal mandate to govern, administrate a part or aspect of public life, such as all branches of the executive power of a state, province, municipality etc.

(uncountable) The act of securing authorization rights independently from the intermediaries that utilize them and the parties to which they apply

plural of authoring program