"Authority" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /əˈθɔɹəti/ in IPA and it has 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
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/əˈθɔɹəti/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/ɐθˈɒɹɪtˌi/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"authority" has 4 syllables: authority.
noun
“I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them.”
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"Authority" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /əˈθɔɹəti/ in IPA and it has 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Authority" has 4 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "authority" is /əˈθɔɹəti/.
Authority: The power to enforce rules or give orders.
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