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authority

/əθɔrəti/

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variant 1: authorities

1 · noun

(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others

官方；当局

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The public security authorities reminded residents to safeguard their identity documents.

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公安部门提醒居民妥善保管身份证件。

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