port authority

American

noun

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

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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 • Mar. 4, 2026

In 2016 it also took over the Piraeus port authority -- and the third remaining container terminal -- until 2052.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

She quietly moves through her workday in the drab offices of a local port authority, goes home, microwaves a meal and eats it standing alone in her dim kitchen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024

Barcelona's port authority declined to comment and said it did not have data on military shipments.

From Reuters • Nov. 7, 2023

The base itself, from which the commercial launching service would operate, might be modeled after a port authority.

From The Practical Values of Space Exploration Report of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, Eighty-Sixth Congress, Second Session by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics.

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