Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

public authority

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables: pub-lic au-thor-i-ty
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

In a wider sense also various chartered organisations holding their authority from the above without being run by public officials

Inflected Forms

public authorities (plural)

Questions

What does public authority mean?: 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.

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