authorities

authorities — n. 1. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit. Syn: government, regime. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Authorities — Authority Au*thor i*ty, n.; pl. {Authorities}. [OE. autorite, auctorite, F. autorit[ e], fr. L. auctoritas, fr. auctor. See {Author}, n.] 1. Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Authorities (V TV series) — This is a list of Authorities from the television series, V.Known members of the police and military forces on Earth defending or aiding against the Visitor horde are detailed below.(The source of the articles mainly come from V Novels, but in… …   Wikipedia

List of District Health Authorities in England and Wales — District Health Authorities were administrative units of the National Health Service in England and Wales from 1982 to 1996. The districts were a second tier below the health regions. They replaced the Area Health Authorities (which generally… …   Wikipedia

Regional Authorities in Ireland — The Regional Authorities were established by the 1991 Local Government Act and came into existence in 1994. Under this Act, the Regional Authorities have two main functions: to promote the co ordination of public service provision and to monitor… …   Wikipedia

Territorial authorities of New Zealand — Territorial authorities are the second tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. There are 73 territorial authorities: 16 city councils, 56 district councils, and the Chatham Islands Council. Five territorial authorities… …   Wikipedia

Waste disposal authorities in Greater London — Greater London has a number of waste disposal authorities, responsible for waste collection and disposal. Prior to the abolition of the Greater London Council in 1986, it was the waste authority for Greater London. Joint authoritiesThere are four …   Wikipedia

List of NHS Regional Health Authorities (pre-1996) — From 1974 to 1996 the NHS in England was administered by Regional Health Authorities. The regions closely followed the areas of the previous Regional Hospital Boards established in 1947, but in many cases they were renamed. Each Region was… …   Wikipedia

Local authorities of Kenya — Politics of KenyaLocal authorities in Kenya are the bodies controlling local governance in Kenya. Kenya has four classes of local authorities: City , Municipality , Town and County council. Currently there is only one authority with city status:… …   Wikipedia

Chamber of Local Authorities — Session of the Chamber of Local Authorities The Chamber of Local Authorities is one of the two Chambers of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. The Chamber is the voice of local authorities (cities and… …   Wikipedia

List of NHS Health Authorities (1996-2002) — Between 1996 and 2002 the UK National Health Service was organised under the following Health Authorities. In 2002 the Health Authorities were reorganised and their boundaries changed to constitute 28 Strategic Health Authorities (q.v.)Prior to… …   Wikipedia