Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

statutory authority

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables
statu-to-ry au-thor-i-ty
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A body set up by law which is authorised to enforce legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage

noun

Legislation authorizing the existence and activity of a government agency.

American usage

noun

The powers assigned to a government agency by legislation.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

statutory authorities (plural)

Questions

What does statutory authority mean?
A body set up by law which is authorised to enforce legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state.

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