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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Trump administration officials have discussed placing USAID under the authority of the State Department, according to more than a dozen current and former officials and sources familiar with the discussions.
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Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2025
There are plenty of people who propose bringing it more under the authority of the State Department.
—CBS News, 2 Feb. 2025
Abadi will have to find ways to organize potential Sunni opponents of ISIS under the authority of the state.
—Kevin Russell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
Such an amendment should also put the people in the Legislature under the authority of the ethics watchdog.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2025
There are plenty of people who propose bringing it more under the authority of the State Department.
—CBS News, 2 Feb. 2025
Abadi will have to find ways to organize potential Sunni opponents of ISIS under the authority of the state.
—Kevin Russell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
Such an amendment should also put the people in the Legislature under the authority of the ethics watchdog.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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