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Authority

nounid 1605·updated May 9, 2026
verified

Person(s) or established bodies with rights and responsibilities to exert control in an administrative sphere.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Organization85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
agencyauthorizationgovernmentsureness
plural
Authorities
possessive
Authority's
pluralpossessive
Authorities'

Framework definitions

FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
§1
Person(s) or established bodies with rights and responsibilities to exert control in an administrative sphere.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
Person(s) or established bodies with rights and responsibilities to exert control in an administrative sphere.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Person(s) or established bodies with rights and responsibilities to exert control in an administrative sphere.
Wordset Dictionary7 sensesview framework →
§1
official permission or approval
§2
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
§3
freedom from doubt
§4
an authoritative written work
§5
an administrative unit of government
§6
an expert whose views are taken as definitive
§7
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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