port authority

American  

noun

1. a government commission that manages bridges, tunnels, airports, and other such facilities of a port or city.

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Example Sentences

Ukraine's SBU state security service has not commented on the allegation and the Libyan port authority said the cause of the fire was unknown.

From BBC

A deal under negotiation with Ethiopia, a landlocked neighbour with more than 130 million inhabitants, could see traffic rise by another 80 percent, said port authority director Ali Diriye Ahmed.

From Barron's

Milford Haven Port Authority was eventually fined £4m, which at the time was the biggest penalty ever issued for a pollution case in Britain.

From BBC

Maher’s landlord, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, in December approved a lease extension through September 2063, paving the way for the terminal sale process to begin.

From The Wall Street Journal

About $12 billion in funding for the project comes from federal grants, while roughly $4 billion comes from federal loans to be repaid by New York and New Jersey and by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

From The Wall Street Journal