public authority
1PUBLIC AUTHORITY — PUBLIC AUTHORITY, in the context of this article, a term referring to an authoritative body composed of representatives of the public – whether appointed or elected by the latter – and entrusted with the duty and power to arrange various matters… …
2Public Authority — • The moral power of command, supported by physical coercion, which the State exercises over its members Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …
3Public authority service to public authorities — Public authority service includes electricity supplied and services rendered to municipalities or divisions or agencies of State or Federal governments under special contracts, agreements, or service classifications applicable only to public… …
4public authority — An agency created for the construction and maintenance of a public work or public improvement, such as a port authority, power authority, etc. In the most general sense, the authority of government, the power of the nation, state, or political… …
5public authority — noun a) Any authority which has a legal mandate to govern, administrate a part or aspect of public life, such as all branches of the executive power of a state, province, municipality etc. b) In a wider sense also various chartered organisations… …
6public authority — An agency established by government though not a department thereof but subject to some governmental control, e.g. Mass. Port Authority. Opinion of the Justices, 334 Mass. 721, 136 N.E.2d 223, 235 …
7public authority — official body that works for the good of the public …
8Public Authority Service to Public Authorities — Electric services supplied to public entities such as municipalities or divisions of state or federal governments …
9The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training — (Arabic: الهيئة العامة للتعليم التطبيقي والتدريب ) The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training Motto To Build The Kuwait in National Hands …
10confinement by public authority — index incarceration Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
