exercise authority
Example Sentences
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State-level regulators have managed to exert some oversight, but the fact that significant offerings — including Tether — are based overseas could make it harder for the federal government to exercise authority.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
Only when it came to diplomacy and war were presidents able to exercise authority on their own, and even then, institutional as well as political restraints limited their independence of action.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
“He will continue to exercise authority over the conduct of any and all counterterrorism operations needed to protect the homeland from threats emanating out of Afghanistan,” chief Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 2, 2021
In what's known as a signing statement, he said he would exercise authority as commander in chief, if necessary, "to act swiftly in conducting negotiations with foreign countries regarding the circumstances of detainee transfers."
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2014
Some people are born to wield power and to exercise authority.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
