No. 162 in French

autorités

"Authorities" (persons or organizations with power or control).

In a sentence

Les autorités locales ont décidé de fermer le parc pour maintenance.
The local authorities have decided to close the park for maintenance.
'Autorités' here refers to 'official governing bodies' responsible for decisions at a regional level.
Les autorités compétentes ont été informées de l'incident immédiatement.
The competent authorities were informed of the incident immediately.
In this context, 'autorités' denotes 'the bodies with the power and responsibility' for handling a specific issue.
Il a une grande autorité dans son domaine, surtout en ce qui concerne la physique quantique.
He has great authority in his field, especially regarding quantum physics.
Here, 'autorités' or 'authority' means the 'recognized knowledge or expertise' that someone possesses.

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