Authority
Authority noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.
Institution is an antonym for authority.
Institution
Institution noun - A public organization with a particular purpose or function.
How words are described
| human | human authority | human institution |
| old | old authority | old institution |
| good | good authority | good institution |
| legitimate | legitimate authority | legitimate institution |
| Other adjectives: single, corrupt, powerful, actual, real, great, new, religious, national, political, military, totalitarian, imperial, official, said, centralized. | ||
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Institution and Authority. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/authority/institution
Authority & Institution. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/authority/institution>.
Institution or Authority. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/authority/institution.
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