How to Use under the authority of in a Sentence

under the authority of

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  • Failing that, the city could sue the commission, which is under the authority of Governor Gavin Newsom.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Taylor was with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, on March 13 when officers entered her home under the authority of a no-knock search warrant.
    — Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 21 Aug. 2020
  • The Biden administration has also expelled migrants more than 2 million times under the authority of the public health rule.
    — Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The Second Vatican Council stated that the entire college of all Catholic bishops, under the authority of the pope, also serve as the church’s highest authority.
    — Daniel Speed Thompson, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Then that puts it basically under the authority of a federal court to enforce that the changes are actually done, and those changes the city officials warn could take years to implement overall.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 June 2023
  • All emergency agencies, including the police and fire departments, will be under the authority of the new director.
    — Andy Rose, Sara Sidner and Alaa Elassar, CNN, 15 May 2021
  • The district is still under state receivership after running out of money in 2003 and remains under the authority of a fiscal trustee, who has the power to nullify the vote based on the district’s financial outlook.
    — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Jan. 2023
  • These officials work for the Waqf directorate, which is under the authority of the Jordanian government.
    — Dov Lieber, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Baltimore remains under the authority of a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice.
    — Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com, 5 Nov. 2021
  • The law creates an office of early childhood education, which will be under the authority of the secretary of education.
    — Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2023
  • Baltimore’s inspector general office has been under the authority of the oversight panel since 2018, when an amendment to the city’s charter created the board and removed authority from the mayor.
    — Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2022
  • The four officers will now be placed under the authority of an investigating magistrate who will work with police to gather evidence to determine whether the officers should stand trial.
    — Sam Schechner, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2020
  • In May 2020, a federal grand jury indicted the officers for violating Floyd’s civil rights while acting under the authority of the government as members of law enforcement.
    — Ashlee Banks, Essence, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Creating unified commands under the authority of the state's top Guard officer has become standard practice when both reserve and active duty military forces respond to natural disasters.
    — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The final defense bill is also likely to designate the crimes of murder and kidnapping as falling under the authority of the special prosecutor, according to officials involved in negotiations.
    — Karoun Demirjian, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Dec. 2021

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