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ˈkɒnfɪdəns ˈdɒmɪnəns ˈdɑːmɪnəns ˈɒfɪs ˈɔfɪs ˈsæŋkʃən ˈʃʊənəs ˈʃʊɹnəs ˈʃoːnəs ˈʃoːnɘs official permission or approval authority for the program was renewed several times the power or right to give orders or make decisions he has the authority to issue warrants deputies are given authorization to make arrests a place of potency in the state freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular after that failure he lost his confidence she spoke with authority an authoritative written work this book is the final authority on the life of Milton an administrative unit of government the Central Intelligence Agency the Census Bureau Office of Management and Budget Tennessee Valley Authority an expert whose views are taken as definitive he is an authority on corporate law (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others the authorities have issued a curfew