# authorities

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #2,326

## Definitions
1. The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere.
2. The bodies that enforce law and order or provide a public service.

## Common misspellings (15)
`atuhorities`, `auhtorities`, `authhorities`, `authoirties`, `authoriites`, `authoriteis`, `authoritiess`, `authoritise`, `authoritties`, `authorrities`, `authortiies`, `authroities`, `autohrities`, `autthorities`, `uathorities`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/authorities