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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What To Know On July 22, Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, approved legislation that places the country's two top anti-corruption bodies, the NABU and SAPO, under the authority of the Prosecutor General.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
The excavation is being conducted by France’s National Center for Scientific Research, specifically by its permanent unit in Egypt, the Center for Alexandrian Studies, under the authority of the Ministry of Tourism and Egyptian Antiquities, the release said.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
Soon after Trump’s inauguration, and even before Hegseth had been confirmed, the Pentagon sent new troops, helicopters, and aircraft to the border with Mexico under the authority of the U.S. Northern Command, which typically oversees military operations within the continental United States.
—Risa Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025
But the Bluebonnet facility lies under the authority of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, where no such order is in effect.
—Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
The excavation is being conducted by France’s National Center for Scientific Research, specifically by its permanent unit in Egypt, the Center for Alexandrian Studies, under the authority of the Ministry of Tourism and Egyptian Antiquities, the release said.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
Soon after Trump’s inauguration, and even before Hegseth had been confirmed, the Pentagon sent new troops, helicopters, and aircraft to the border with Mexico under the authority of the U.S. Northern Command, which typically oversees military operations within the continental United States.
—Risa Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025
But the Bluebonnet facility lies under the authority of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, where no such order is in effect.
—Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Under the authority of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20authority%20of. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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