Synonyms of the word

authorities

• n. plural of authority.
• n. The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere.
• n. The bodies that enforce law and order or provide a public service.

government

• n. The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
• n. (grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents.
• n. A group of people who hold a monopoly on the legitimate use of force in a given territory.
• n. The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
• n. (uncountable) The management or control of a system.
• n. The tenure of a chief of state.

polity

• n. (politics) An organizational structure of the government of a state, church, etc.
• n. (political science) A politically organized unit; a state.

regime

• n. Mode of rule or management.
• n. A form of government, or the government in power (as in a socialist regime).
• n. A period of rule.
• n. A regulated system; a regimen.
• n. (hydrology) A set of characteristics.