Sentence examples for authorities meaning from inspiring English sources

Sanctions for "disobeying public authorities" (meaning the police), are also set to be increased.

According to one startled participant, officials encouraged the NGOs to be strong in order to "confront powerful authorities"—meaning local vested interests.

Information on beneficiaries can only be accessed by "competent authorities", meaning police and tax inspectors, plus bankers, lawyers and accountants making money laundering checks.

The naval commander logged the birth but the message never made it from the portside to the local authorities, meaning they lacked essential paperwork.

The camera is motion-activated and stops recording after 15 seconds without detectable movement, according to authorities, meaning there is more than nine minutes of time unrecorded.

People arriving on boat are classed as "undocumented illegals" by local authorities, meaning they are given no food or shelter and cannot even lawfully get a local hotel room or food from a restaurant until they are registered.

The decision to shoot down a plane, he said, would be made at what military commanders have called "the highest authority," meaning Prime Minister David Cameron.

Shortly after "taxmageddon," perhaps sometime in February, the American government will exhaust its borrowing authority – meaning some unprecedented form of government default.

The designation is used relatively rarely and only for "controlling or persuasive authority," meaning that the cited decision played a substantial role in shaping the later decision.

Many right-wing non-profit groups received exemptions from the Israeli NGO authority, meaning they did not have to reveal who their private donors were.

Twitter helps define what is important by what Mr. Shirky has called "algorithmic authority," meaning that if all kinds of people are pointing at the same thing at the same instant, it must be a pretty big deal.