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1: endowed with authority [syn: {authorized}] [ant: {unauthorized}] 2: sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography" [syn: {authoritative}, {authorized...

1: an authority who authorizes (people or actions); "the agents report back to their authorizers" [syn: {authorizer}]

1: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the dur...

1: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: {dictatorship}, {absolutism}, {Caesarism}, {despotism}, {monocrac...

1: having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner" [syn: {important}] 2: of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greec...

1: in an authoritative manner; "she spoke authoritatively" [syn: {with authority}, {magisterially}]

1: the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" [syn: {government}, {regime}]

1: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests" [syn: {authorization}, {authorisation}, {dominance}...

1: someone who is regarded as an authority by someone else

1: a document giving an official instruction or command [syn: {mandate}, {authorisation}] 2: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies ar...

1: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" [syn: {authorise}, {pass}, {clear}] 2: give or delegate powe...

1: endowed with authority [syn: {authorised}] [ant: {unauthorized}] 2: sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography" [syn: {authoritative}, {authorised...

1: the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation [syn: {authorized stock}, {capital stock}]

1: the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation [syn: {authorized shares}, {capital stock}]

1: an English translation of the Bible published in 1611 [syn: {King James Version}, {King James Bible}]

1: an authority who authorizes (people or actions); "the agents report back to their authorizers" [syn: {authoriser}]

1: the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" [syn: {writing}, {composition}, {penning}] 2: the act of initiating a new idea o...

1: (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people

1: characteristic of or suffering from autism

1: 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" [syn: {car}, {automobile}, {machine}, {motorcar}]

1: an accessory for an automobile

1: a company that makes and sells automobiles [syn: {car company}]

1: a factory where automobiles are manufactured [syn: {automobile factory}, {car factory}]

1: social control achieved as a manifestation of self-will or consent

1: a personal loan to purchase an automobile [syn: {automobile loan}, {car loan}]

1: a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles [syn: {car manufacturer}, {car maker}, {carmaker}, {auto manufacturer}, {automaker}]

1: a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles [syn: {car manufacturer}, {car maker}, {carmaker}, {auto maker}, {automaker}]

1: the craft of building and repairing automobiles

1: a component of an automobile; "his business is auto parts" [syn: {car part}]

1: a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles [syn: {automobile race}, {car race}]

1: the sport of racing automobiles [syn: {car racing}]

1: a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel [syn: {car tire}, {automobile tire}, {rubber tire}]

1: an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention [syn: {record changer}, {changer}]

1: the burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition) [also: {autos-da-fe} (pl)]

1: someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles [syn: {automobile mechanic}, {car-mechanic}, {mechanic}, {grease monkey}]

1: an antibody acting against tissues of the organism that produces it

1: an expressway in a German-speaking country

1: someone who writes their own biography

1: of or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer; "he seldom suppressed his autobiographical tendencies" [syn: {autobiographical}] 2: relating to or in the style of an autobiography; "they ...

1: of or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer; "he seldom suppressed his autobiographical tendencies" [syn: {autobiographic}] 2: relating to or in the style of an autobiography; "they co...

1: a biography of yourself

1: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: {bus}, {coach}, {charabanc}, {double-decker}, {jitney}, {motorbus}, {motorcoach}, {omnibus}]

{autocatalysis}

1: catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction [also: {autocatalyses} (pl)]

1: relating to or proceeding by autocatalysis

1: originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the north...

{autochthon}

1: originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the north...

1: of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed [ant: {allochthonous}] 2: originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "...

1: nativeness by virtue or originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place) [syn: {indigenousness}, {endemism}]

1: a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments [syn: {sterilizer}, {steriliser}] v : subject to the action of an autoc...

1: any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification [syn: {autacoid}]

1: a political system governed by a single individual [syn: {autarchy}] [ant: {democracy}] 2: a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual

1: a cruel and oppressive dictator [syn: {tyrant}, {despot}]

1: of the nature of or relating to an autocrat; "an autocratic ruler" [syn: {autocratical}] 2: relating to or of the nature of or having characteristics of an autocracy; "an autocratic government"; "a...

1: of the nature of or relating to an autocrat; "an autocratic ruler" [syn: {autocratic}] 2: relating to or of the nature of or having characteristics of an autocracy; "an autocratic government"; "aut...

1: in an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator; "this manager acts dictatorially toward his colleagues" [syn: {dictatorially}, {magisterially}] 2: in an autocratic manner; "the Czars ruled R...

1: a device that displays words for people to read [syn: {prompter}]

1: a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of...

1: a person who is self-taught