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 Israeli police, which is under the authority of minister Ben-Gvir, stayed relatively passive during the riots and didn't arrest any of the protesters at the two bases, according to IDF officials.
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Barak Ravid, Axios, 30 July 2024
The declaration published Wednesday was signed under the authority of Hillel Roth, a deputy Smotrich appointed earlier this year to boost settlement expansion and state land declarations in the West Bank, Peace Now said.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2024
About half of Floridians live under the authority of community associations, as owners or tenants in condo buildings and in neighborhoods governed by homeowners’ associations.
—David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
The Corps’ infrastructure at the falls now carries vessels through smoothly, from barges to kayaks, under the authority of the lockmaster.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 23 Apr. 2024
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Barak Ravid, Axios, 30 July 2024
The declaration published Wednesday was signed under the authority of Hillel Roth, a deputy Smotrich appointed earlier this year to boost settlement expansion and state land declarations in the West Bank, Peace Now said.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2024
About half of Floridians live under the authority of community associations, as owners or tenants in condo buildings and in neighborhoods governed by homeowners’ associations.
—David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
The Corps’ infrastructure at the falls now carries vessels through smoothly, from barges to kayaks, under the authority of the lockmaster.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 23 Apr. 2024
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