the authorities
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n. pl.Noun (plural)The people or organizations in power who have the right to make laws and enforce them.
The authorities have issued a warning about the approaching storm.
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BBC 6 Minute English July 23, 2015 - Are models too skinny?
- The authorities could be accused of discrimination against skinny people or
The authorities could be accused of discrimination against skinny people or
- The authorities could be accused of discrimination against skinny people or
The authorities could be accused of discrimination against skinny people or
How China crushed Hong Kong
- ...the authorities have also banned any commemoration
...the authorities have also banned any commemoration
緬甸地震死傷數千搜救緩慢 叛軍斥軍政府持續空襲－ BBC News 中文
- The authorities have said that the search will continue until all those missing are accounted for.
The authorities have said that the search will continue until all those missing are accounted for.
- The authorities have said that the search will continue until all those missing are accounted for.
The authorities have said that the search will continue until all those missing are accounted for.
BREAKING: US military confirms 700 Marines deployed to Los Angeles as protests grow | BBC News
- There's now a huge police presence in this city with reinforcements brought in as the authorities tried desperately to contain the violence.
There's now a huge police presence in this city with reinforcements brought in as the authorities tried desperately to contain the violence.
- There's now a huge police presence in this city, with reinforcements brought in as the authorities try desperately to contain the violence.
There's now a huge police presence in this city, with reinforcements brought in as the authorities try desperately to contain the violence.
Nicki Minaj supports contested Trump claim Christians being persecuted in Nigeria | BBC News
- It's really a day of tragedy here in Nigeria and in fact, what the authorities are saying in Kwara State is that security agents have been deployed to follow up and track the abductors, the gunmen, and
It's really a day of tragedy here in Nigeria and in fact, what the authorities are saying in Kwara State is that security agents have been deployed to follow up and track the abductors, the gunmen, and
- And in fact, uh, what the authorities are saying in Kwara State is that, um, security agents have been deployed to, um, follow up and track the, uh, abductors, the gunmen,
And in fact, uh, what the authorities are saying in Kwara State is that, um, security agents have been deployed to, um, follow up and track the, uh, abductors, the gunmen,
10 people die in military clashes along Thailand-Cambodia border | DW News
- But there's plenty of water and food provided by the authorities.
But there's plenty of water and food provided by the authorities.
- But there's plenty of water and food provided by the authorities.
But there's plenty of water and food provided by the authorities.
France manhunt: cameras record brutal ambush as “drug boss” freed and guards shot dead | BBC News
- And 12 hours on exactly, we haven't got a clear sense of how the authorities are getting on in their search.
And 12 hours on exactly, we haven't got a clear sense of how the authorities are getting on in their search.
- And 12 hours on exactly, we haven't got a clear sense of how the authorities are getting on in their search.
And 12 hours on exactly, we haven't got a clear sense of how the authorities are getting on in their search.
Report: Israeli airstrikes on Iran have killed at least 585 people and wounded another 1,326
- And the procedure at the airport, the authorities there have said, you know, they do this very quick, so not to gather people, too many people in one location.
And the procedure at the airport, the authorities there have said, you know, they do this very quick, so not to gather people, too many people in one location.
- And the procedure, the airport, the authorities there have said they do this very quick, so not to gather people, too many people in one location.
And the procedure, the airport, the authorities there have said they do this very quick, so not to gather people, too many people in one location.
Positive and Negative Liberty: Who has more Freedom?
- He doesn't like the authorities.
He doesn't like the authorities.
- He doesn't like the authorities.
He doesn't like the authorities.
US and Ukraine sign long-awaiting natural resources deal | BBC News
- An overnight drone attack is also being reported in the eastern city of Kharkiv, where the authorities say a petrol station was hit there.
An overnight drone attack is also being reported in the eastern city of Kharkiv, where the authorities say a petrol station was hit there.
- Well, overnight drone attacks also being reported in the eastern city of Kharkiv, where the authorities say a petrol station was hit there.
Well, overnight drone attacks also being reported in the eastern city of Kharkiv, where the authorities say a petrol station was hit there.