under the authority of
idiom
: with the permission of (someone in power)
He was acting under the authority of the company president.
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Separately, the leader of the rebel coalition that seized power in Syria said that all armed groups in the country would be dissolved and their fighters brought under the authority of the Defense Ministry, according to the country’s state news media.
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Shortly before the meeting, Aitken had written asking that his work be published under the authority of Congress, and that he be commissioned as the official Bible printer for the new nation, noting his intent to put the Bibles into schools.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 8 July 2024
The team operates with a high level of autonomy, often working directly under the authority of the Governor of Hawaii.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
The chronic deficiencies of the Florida Healthy Beaches Program under the authority of the Department of Health have put the public health of Florida beachgoers at risk of getting sick from contaminated beach waters for more than a decade.
—Emma Haydocy, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2024
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Shortly before the meeting, Aitken had written asking that his work be published under the authority of Congress, and that he be commissioned as the official Bible printer for the new nation, noting his intent to put the Bibles into schools.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 8 July 2024
The team operates with a high level of autonomy, often working directly under the authority of the Governor of Hawaii.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
The chronic deficiencies of the Florida Healthy Beaches Program under the authority of the Department of Health have put the public health of Florida beachgoers at risk of getting sick from contaminated beach waters for more than a decade.
—Emma Haydocy, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2024
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