All authority synonyms

noun authority

• judge — Alan L(aVern) born 1932, U.S. astronaut.
• law — software law
• jurisdiction — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
• force — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
• rule — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
• government — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
• upstairs — up the stairs; to or on an upper floor.
• pro — in favor of a proposition, opinion, etc.
• textbook — a book used by students as a standard work for a particular branch of study.
• whiz — to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.
• egghead — an intellectual.
• aristocrat — An aristocrat is someone whose family has a high social rank, especially someone who has a title.
• pundit — a learned person, expert, or authority.
• guru — ("Guru") 1469–1539, Indian religious leader: founder of Sikhism.
• veteran — a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like: a veteran of the police force; a veteran of many sports competitions.
• wizard — a person who practices magic; magician or sorcerer.
• czar — an emperor: title of any of the former emperors of Russia and, at various times, the sovereigns of other Slavic nations
• buff — Something that is buff is pale brown in colour.
• specialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
• virtuoso — a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field.
• bible — The Bible is the holy book on which the Jewish and Christian religions are based.
• professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
• brass — Brass is a yellow-coloured metal made from copper and zinc. It is used especially for making ornaments and musical instruments.
• boss — Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work.
• connoisseur — A connoisseur is someone who knows a lot about the arts, food, drink, or some other subject.
• scholar — a learned or erudite person, especially one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.
• professor — a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university, who has been awarded the title Professor in a particular branch of learning; a full professor: a professor of Spanish literature.
• governor — the executive head of a state in the U.S.
• arbiter — An arbiter is a person or institution that judges and settles a quarrel between two other people or groups.
• kingfish — any of several marine food fishes of the drum family, especially of the genus Menticirrhus, found off the E coast of the U.S.
• kingpin — Bowling. headpin. the pin at the center; the number five pin.
• ceo — CEO is an abbreviation for chief executive officer.
• brains — an animal's brain, cooked and eaten as food
• feds — the Fed, Informal. the Federal Reserve System.
• pizzazz — energy; vitality; vigor.
• right — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
• weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
• influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
• clout — If you clout someone, you hit them.
• supremacy — the state of being supreme.
• juice — the natural fluid, fluid content, or liquid part that can be extracted from a plant or one of its parts, especially of a fruit: orange juice.
• say-so — one's personal statement or assertion.
• prerogative — an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like: the prerogatives of a senator.
• zap — to kill or shoot.
• might — physical strength: He swung with all his might.
• strength — the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; vigor.
• beef — Beef is the meat of a cow, bull, or ox.
• guts — the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
• charge — If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
• stuff — the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.