authority
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The authority overseeing the project is under its own scrutiny.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026
The judges added that powers vested in the president, including supreme command of the armed forces and the authority to declare martial law, must be exercised to protect the nation's survival and security.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
People in al-Bustan say that their efforts to reach a compromise on alternative planning proposals were rejected by the local authority.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Her claim, she said, “is about whether government can use official authority to stigmatize a private citizen without facts, without process, without fairness, accountability, investigation or even an interview — not even a phone call.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
In keeping with the compromise character of the committee report, it gave the Deep South the protection it had demanded by denying congressional authority to pass any gradual emancipation legislation.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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