4
administrative(adjective, power, government, official, authorized)
3
authoritative(adjective, government, official, authorized)
2
branch
2
department
2
division(noun, adjective)
2
executive(adjective, government, official, authorized, monarchal)
2
managerial(adjective, controlling, normalizing, administrative, monarchal)
2
official(adjective, government, authorized, parliamentary)
2
supervisory(adjective, controlling, normalizing, administrative, monarchal)
1
absolute
1
authorized
1
bureaucratic(adjective, official, authorized, controlling, normalizing)
1
central
1
clothed with authority(expression, idiom, government)
1
commanding
1
controlling(adjective, monarchal, gubernatorial, supervisory, policy-making)
1
deciding
1
decisive
1
departments
1
directing(adjective, monarchal, gubernatorial, supervisory)
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