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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Such an amendment should also put the people in the Legislature under the authority of the ethics watchdog.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
As for the Syrian Kurds, the ball is in the United States’ court, but Washington must make clear that its goal is to leave the Kurdish region under the authority of a central government in Damascus that respects the rights and safety of its residents.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
Last February, the state threatened to dissolve the TSU board and place the school under the authority of the Board of Regents after a scathing audit from the Tennessee Comptroller's office revealed issues with leadership, financial decisions and housing at the university.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 6 Feb. 2024
Separately, the leader of the rebel coalition that seized power in Syria said that all armed groups in the country would be dissolved and their fighters brought under the authority of the Defense Ministry, according to the country’s state news media.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
As for the Syrian Kurds, the ball is in the United States’ court, but Washington must make clear that its goal is to leave the Kurdish region under the authority of a central government in Damascus that respects the rights and safety of its residents.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
Last February, the state threatened to dissolve the TSU board and place the school under the authority of the Board of Regents after a scathing audit from the Tennessee Comptroller's office revealed issues with leadership, financial decisions and housing at the university.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 6 Feb. 2024
Separately, the leader of the rebel coalition that seized power in Syria said that all armed groups in the country would be dissolved and their fighters brought under the authority of the Defense Ministry, according to the country’s state news media.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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