IPA Transcription of "authority" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “authority” is /əˈθɑɹɪti/.

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ə-/
English (Australia)/oːˈθɔɹətiː/
English (United Kingdom)/ɔːˈθɒɹɪtɪ/
English (United Kingdom)/ɔːθɒɹɪtiː/
English (United Kingdom)/əˈθɒɹɪˌtɪ/

Derivations

  • authoritarian/əˌθɑɹɪˈtɛɹiən/ /əˌθɔɹəˈtɛɹiən/
  • authoritative/əˈθɔɹəˌteɪtɪv/ /əˈθɑɹɪˌteɪdɪv/ /əˈθɔɹəˌteɪdɪv/

Items

  • authoritylegitimate power to decide or authorize
  • authorityasymmetric, hierarchical social relationship
  • Authority2014 novel by Jeff VanderMeer
  • Authorityepisode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  • AuthorityJapanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
  • AuthorityJapanese rapper
  • AuthorityWikimedia disambiguation page
  • authoritypower that gives a project manager the ability to act in the name of the project sponsor executive or on behalf of the organization
  • authoritya text's reliability as a witness to the author's intentions at a given point in time
  • Authorityalbum by British electronic music group Client

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