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 video is based on existing allegations about fraud in Minnesota’s child care program, which until recently was run by the state’s Department of Human Services and is now under the authority of the Department of Children, Youth and Families, a spin-off agency.
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2025
What Happens Next According to her publicist, Blue remains under the authority of Indonesian immigration officials.
—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.
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2025
What Happens Next According to her publicist, Blue remains under the authority of Indonesian immigration officials.
—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
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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 10 Jan. 2026.
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