| 当局 | dāng jú | authorities |   |
| 官府 | guān fǔ | authorities / feudal official | |
| 当权者 | dāng quán zhě | ruler / those in power / the authorities | |
| 中央 | zhōng yāng | central / middle / center / central authorities (of a state) | |
| 上级 | shàng jí | higher authorities / superiors / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 上行 | shàng xíng | (of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital) / (of river boats) to go against the current / to submit (a document) to higher authorities | |
| 信访 | xìn fǎng | to make a complaint or a suggestion to the authorities by letter or by paying a visit | |
| 报案 | bào àn | to report a case to the authorities | |
| 校方 | xiào fāng | the school (as a party in a contract, dispute etc) / the school authorities | |
| 街道办事处 | jiē dào bàn shì chù | subdistrict office / neighborhood official / an official who works with local residents to report to higher government authorities | |
| 司法机关 | sī fǎ jī guān | judicial authorities | |
| 上缴 | shàng jiǎo | to transfer (income, profits etc) to higher authorities | |
| 投案 | tóu àn | to surrender to the authorities / to turn oneself in (for a crime) | |
| 公检法 | gōng jiǎn fǎ | public security authorities, acronym from 公安局[gong1 an1 ju2], 檢察院|检察院[jian3 cha2 yuan4] and 法院[fa3 yuan4] | |
| 上达 | shàng dá | to reach the higher authorities | |
| 先斩后奏 | xiān zhǎn hòu zòu | lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom) / fig. to take some drastic action without the prior approval of higher authorities | |
| 报失 | bào shī | report the loss to the authorities concerned | |
| 层报 | céng bào | to report to higher authorities through layers of hierarchy | |
| 中国当局 | zhōng guó dāng jú | Chinese authorities | |
| 上峰 | shàng fēng | peak / summit / (old) higher authorities / superiors | |
| 国际灯塔管理局协会 | | International Association of Lighthouse Authorities | |
| 关于海关当局间相互提供行政协助的协定 | | Agreement on mutual administrative assistance between customs authorities | |
| 海洋当局合作区域网 | | Regional Network on Co-operation among Maritime Authorities | |
| 未成年人保护的管辖权和准据法公约 | | Convention concerning the powers of authorities and the law applicable in respect of the protection of minors | |
| 地方当局主要群体 | | local authorities major group | |
| 欧洲地方和地区政权代表大会 | | Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe | |
| 航空当局和航空业者联席会议 | | Joint Meeting of Aviation Authorities and Operators | |
| 联合航空当局 | | Joint Aviation Authorities | |
| 地方当局日 | | Day of Local Authorities | |
| 克宁当局 | | Knin authorities | |
| 拉丁美洲信息当局会议 | | Latin American Conference of Authorities on Information | |
| 药物管制当局国际会议 | | International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities | |
| 发展中国家保险监督机构协会 | | Association of Insurance Supervisory Authorities of Developing Countries | |
| 城市和地方当局世界大会 | | World Assembly of Cities and Local Authorities | |
| 联合国地方当局咨询委员会 | | United Nations Advisory Committee on Local Authorities | |
| 世界城市和地方当局协会 | | World Association of Cities and Local Authorities Coordination | |
| 地方人类住区管理当局区域网 | | Regional Network of Local Authorities for the Management of Human Settlements / CityNet | |
| 美洲港务局协会 | | American Association of Port Authorities | |
| 国家主管当局实用指南 | | Practical Guide for Competent National Authorities | |
| 欧洲地方当局城市安全论坛 | | Forum of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe for Urban Security | |
| 国际地方当局联合会 | | International Union of Local Authorities | |
| 非洲选举事务当局协会 | | Association of African Election Authorities | |
| 住房部长和住房当局区域讨论会 | | Regional Seminar of Housing Ministers and Authorities | |
| 国际反贪局联合会 | | International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities | |
| 教育当局 | | educational authorities | |
| 药物管制当局 | | drug-control authorities | |
| 国家最高指挥当局 | | national command authorities | |
| 塞族地方当局 | | Local Serb Authorities | |
| 秘鲁和玻利维亚当局咨询会议 | | Advisory Meeting of Peruvian and Bolivian Authorities | |
| 东盟港务局会议 | | ASEAN Port Authorities conference | |
| 欧洲地方和区域政权常设会议 | | Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe | |
| 地方政府当局 | | local government authorities | |
| 地方当局反对种族隔离两年期会议 | | Local Authorities against Apartheid Biennial Conference | |
| 报官 | bào guān | (old) to report sth to the authorities | |
| 被自杀 | bèi zì shā | a death claimed to be a suicide by the authorities | |
| 被旅游 | bèi lu:3 yóu | (coll.) (of a dissident) to be taken on a tour, ostensibly a vacation, but actually a trip organized by the authorities where one's every move is watched | |
| 阴阳合同 | yīn yáng hé tóng | a deal where the parties collude to sign an under-the-table "yin contract" 陰合同|阴合同 / as well as an ostensibly genuine "yang contract" 陽合同|阳合同 / in order to deceive authorities | |
| 戒牒 | jiè dié | Buddhist or Taoist ordination certificate issued by monastic authorities | |
