under the authority of
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: with the permission of (someone in power)
He was acting under the authority of the company president.
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What Happens Next According to her publicist, Blue remains under the authority of Indonesian immigration officials.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
It is done under the authority of the national emergency on the border declared by Mr. Trump on his first day in office.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
They will be chartered under the authority of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, pending contract negotiations.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 20 Nov. 2025
The law further prevents political committees or a person acting under the authority of such committees, other than those organized on behalf of a ballot question, from accepting such corporate gifts, payments or promises.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
It is done under the authority of the national emergency on the border declared by Mr. Trump on his first day in office.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
They will be chartered under the authority of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, pending contract negotiations.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 20 Nov. 2025
The law further prevents political committees or a person acting under the authority of such committees, other than those organized on behalf of a ballot question, from accepting such corporate gifts, payments or promises.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
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