Collocations for authority - noun

central, district, federal, local, municipal, regional
government, public
civil, civilian, military, religious, secular
education, health, housing, immigration, law enforcement, planning (BrE), regulatory, tax
The government is urging education authorities to spend less money.
the right of law enforcement authorities to take and retain photographs

appropriate, competent, proper, relevant, statutory
He had permission from the proper authorities.

alert, contact, inform, notify
The system notifies the authorities when a security breach occurs.

agree sth, claim sth, decide sth, deny sth, promise sth, recommend sth
The health authority denied negligence.

allow (sb) sth, approve sth, give (sb) sth, grant (sb) sth
The local authority has not granted planning permission.

refuse (sb) sth
Immigration authorities refused him entry to the country.

arrest sb, detain sb, seize sb/sth
German authorities arrested the author of the computer virus.

absolute, complete, full
highest, supreme, ultimate
The commander-in-chief exercises supreme authority within his zone.

constitutional, governmental, judicial, legal, political, presidential, regulatory
divine, religious
These men denied the divine authority of the Church.

parental
moral
lawful, legitimate
He acted without any legitimate authority.

have, possess
Parents have the authority to discipline their children.

assume
He assumed full authority as tsar in 1689.

give sb, grant sb
assert, demonstrate, establish, exercise, exert, show, use, wield
The new manager obviously felt the need to demonstrate her authority.

lack
delegate, transfer
cede, give up, relinquish
abuse, exceed, overstep
Some legal experts think the agency may have exceeded its authority.

accept, recognize, respect
challenge, defy, deny, question, rebel against, reject, undermine
She had challenged my authority once too often.

usurp

figure
adult authority figures such as parents and teachers

in authority
I need to talk to someone in authority.

under the authority of
Border security will fall under the authority of the department.
This can only be done under the authority of the president.

without authority
He took the car without authority.

authority over
He refuses to relinquish authority over the design process.

an air of authority
He bore an air of authority.

a position of authority
She holds a position of authority in the local church.

foremost, leading, respected, world

cite, invoke
He justified his innovation by citing respected authorities.

authority on
She's a leading authority on genetics.