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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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.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
What’s more, as Justice Brett Kavanaugh emphasized during oral arguments, former President Richard Nixon adopted a tariff under the authority of a predecessor statute to the IEEPA.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
What’s more, as Justice Brett Kavanaugh emphasized during oral arguments, former President Richard Nixon adopted a tariff under the authority of a predecessor statute to the IEEPA.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
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