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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They will be chartered under the authority of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, pending contract negotiations.
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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
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 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued the ruling, rebuking the efforts of Gov. Tina Kotek (D-OR), who sought to prohibit her state’s National Guard troops from being placed under the authority of President Donald Trump.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2025
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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
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 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued the ruling, rebuking the efforts of Gov. Tina Kotek (D-OR), who sought to prohibit her state’s National Guard troops from being placed under the authority of President Donald Trump.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2025
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