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statutory authority

statutory authority noun: a body set up by law which is authorised to enforce legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state.

Noun

statutory authority (plural statutory authorities)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) A body set up by law which is authorised to enforce legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state.
  2. (US) Legislation authorizing the existence and activity of a government agency.
  3. (US) The powers assigned to a government agency by legislation.

statutory authority meaning in Tamil and Kannada

statutory authority in Tamil

சட்டமுறை ஆணைக் குழு, சட்டமுறை ஆணைக்குழு

statutory authority in Kannada

ಶಾಸನಬದ್ಧ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ

Forms of statutory authority

pluralstatutory authorities

Questions about statutory authority

What does statutory authority mean?
Statutory authority means a body set up by law which is authorised to enforce legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state.
What is statutory authority in Tamil?
Statutory authority in Tamil is சட்டமுறை ஆணைக் குழு, சட்டமுறை ஆணைக்குழு. See Statutory authority meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is statutory authority?
Statutory authority is a noun.
What is the plural of statutory authority?
The plural of statutory authority is statutory authorities.

Words near statutory authority in the dictionary

  1. statutorized
  2. statutorizes
  3. statutorizing
  4. statutory
  5. statutory authorities
  6. statutory authority
  7. statutory board
  8. statutory boards
  9. statutory declaration
  10. statutory declarations
  11. statutory deposit

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Adapted from Wiktionary: statutory authority (page history and authors); statutory authority (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); statutory authority (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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