| Subject | English | Chinese |
| econ. | A writ was issued by the authorities to prevent the workers from going on strike | 当局下达命令，阻止工人进行罢工 |
| busin. | administration and management of enterprise by the city authorities | 以城市为中心管理企业 |
| manag. | administration and management of enterprises by the city authorities | 以城市为中心管理企业 |
| commer. | apply to the competent government authorities for import licence | 向政府主管机关申请进口许可证 |
| busin. | authorities conducting the examination on the ministry's authorization | 授权机关 |
| busin. | by order of the authorities | 按当局指示 |
| UN, polit. | Congress of Local Authorities for the Development of Human Settlements in Asia and the Pacific | 亚洲及太平洋负责人类住区发展问题地方当局大会 |
| commer. | file an application with the competent authorities | 向有关当局提出申请 |
| econ. | In case of the outbreak of an epidemic disease, we should observe all the regulations, orders and requirements, made by the government or the sanitary authorities | 如果爆发任何一种流行病，我们应该遵守由政府或卫生部门制订的一切规章、命令和要求 |
| China, polit. | in light of the overall arrangements of the central authorities for our work in | 2007 根据中央对 2007 年工作的总体部署 |
| econ. | It's out of question that you should get the necessary import licence from the authorities | 毫无疑问，你须从行政当局取得必需的进口许可证 |
| UN, polit. | Joint Meeting of Chief Executives of Port Authorities and the Association of Australian Port and Marine Authorities | 各国港务局总裁与澳大利亚港口海事局协会联席会议 |
| gen. | meet with the higher authorities | 上访 |
| expl. | My boss has applied to the authorities concerned for a passport | 我的老板已向相关部门申请护照 |
| nautic., tech. | Organization recognized by the competent Authorities | 经主管机关认可的组织 |
| China, polit. | principles and policies set by the central authorities | 中央各项方针政策 |
| UN, police | Public Security and Crime Prevention: Roles and Responsibilities of the Police and the Local Authorities in the Context of Democratization | 公安与预防犯罪：警察和地方当局在民主化过程中的作用和责任 |
| UN, ecol. | Regional Network of Local Authorities for the Management of Human Settlements | 地方人类住区管理当局区域网 |
| China, polit. | support the auditing authorities in performing their duties in accordance with the law | 支持审计机关依法开展审计工作 |
| tech. | the authorities | 当局 |
| tech. | the authorities concerned | 主管机关 |
| tech. | the authorities concerned | 有关当局 |
| econ. | The authorities of our country have placed restriction on the export of that special kind of commodity | 我国有关部门对出口该特殊商品已加限制 |
| China, polit. | the central authorities | 中央 |
| gen. | the competent authorities | 主管机关 |
| archit. | the competent authority authorities | 主管机关 |
| commer. | The goods were seized by customs authorities | 这些货物被海关当局扣押 |
| econ. | The law requires you to submit 50% of your extra income to the tax authorities | 根据税法要求，你应将50%的额外收入缴纳给税务机关 |
| econ. | The permit for building the warehouse was granted by the authorities | 建筑仓库的许可证是当局发给的 |
| construct. | the proper authorities | 有关方面 |
| construct. | the proper authorities | 有关当局 |
| tech. | the proper authorities | 有关当局 |
| econ. | the transfer of managerial power from the central to the local authorities | 中央经济管理权限下放 |
| econ. | There is no doubt that we can get the import licence from authorities | 毫无疑问，我们可以从当局获得进口许可证 |
| econ. | transfer of managerial power from the central to the local authorities | 中央经济管理权限下放 |
| econ. | We have no difficulties in getting the necessary import licence from our authorities | 我方从行政当局取得必要的进口许可证没有困难 |
