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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The project is under the authority of the Continuing Authorities program, which authorizes the secretary of the Army to plan, design and implement certain types of water resources projects without additional project-specific congressional authorization.
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Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2025
Recognizing a Palestinian state under the authority of the PLO harms Hamas and rewards the patient diplomacy and commitment to peace of its rivals in Fatah.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
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.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
SeaWorld’s fireworks shows are regulated by The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego region, under the authority of the federal Clean Water Act.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
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Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2025
Recognizing a Palestinian state under the authority of the PLO harms Hamas and rewards the patient diplomacy and commitment to peace of its rivals in Fatah.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
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.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
SeaWorld’s fireworks shows are regulated by The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego region, under the authority of the federal Clean Water Act.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
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