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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But the nuns pushed back against the dismissal and are now under the authority of the St. Pius X Society.
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2025
Monday's filing showed the investigations began April 1 and the tariffs would be imposed under the authority of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which grants the president such power to protect national security.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025
Locations and size of the three approved micro-communities will be under the authority of Milstein.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
In memos circulating on social media, Trump administration officials call for moving USAID’s independent operations under the authority of the State Department and renaming its work the U.S. Agency for International Humanitarian Assistance (IHA).
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2025
Monday's filing showed the investigations began April 1 and the tariffs would be imposed under the authority of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which grants the president such power to protect national security.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025
Locations and size of the three approved micro-communities will be under the authority of Milstein.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
In memos circulating on social media, Trump administration officials call for moving USAID’s independent operations under the authority of the State Department and renaming its work the U.S. Agency for International Humanitarian Assistance (IHA).
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
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