In local government, a single-tier authority which replaces a two-tier structure. For example, in England, county councils are abolished and their responsibilities are transferred to boroughs and local government districts (but this only applies to some counties, not all). In some cases complete counties, such as Cornwall and Northumberland, are now unitary authorities without any subdivision into local government districts.

(business) The authority of an employee acting unilaterally to commit an employer to a contract. / (business) The maximum value of such contract.

(euphemistic) Disobedience, a disinclination to obey.

(Canada, US law) The claimed legitimization of a person's acts by his/her role as an agent of governmental power.

(computing) Software that can combine text with other multimedia to make an integrated package.

(Britain) A translation of the Bible from the original Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek (New Testament) commissioned for the Church of England.

(information science) A term prescribed by a controlled vocabulary as the one preferable to its synonyms, such as frequency preferable to pitch.

plural of authorized term

The authoring of a project by a team of people working in collaboration, often with a project manager to coordinate effort

plural of public authority