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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Now, local police could be part of immigration enforcement, which historically has been under the authority of the U.S. government.
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2025
Denning said there is Supreme Court precedent that helps define when an officer is actually an officer, acting under the authority of state law.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
Those officers are still under the authority of the Miami-Dade Police Department, but the team pays the county for their time.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
One expendable named Mickey (Robert Pattinson) is part of a mission to colonize a distant planet, under the authority of a sleazily predatory and demagogic politician, Kenneth Marshall (Mark Ruffalo).
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2025
Denning said there is Supreme Court precedent that helps define when an officer is actually an officer, acting under the authority of state law.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
Those officers are still under the authority of the Miami-Dade Police Department, but the team pays the county for their time.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
One expendable named Mickey (Robert Pattinson) is part of a mission to colonize a distant planet, under the authority of a sleazily predatory and demagogic politician, Kenneth Marshall (Mark Ruffalo).
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 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 30 Mar. 2025.
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