The phrase "absent authority" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is acting without the permission or approval of a governing body or individual in charge.
Example: "The committee made decisions in absent authority, leading to confusion among the members."
Alternatives: "without authorization" or "lacking permission".
Absent authority or restraint, men loosed on the streets -- even, ironically, to celebrate their victory over tyranny, their reclamation of societal power -- will turn violent.
NFL broadcasters, who are generally so emptily reverent of authority as to make Wolf Blitzer seem like Huey Newton, have found it increasingly impossible not to comment on the blown calls and absent authority.
In responding to the introduction of Taboka — and a similar product announced earlier by Reynolds Matthew Myersrs had another fear: "Absent F.D.A. authority over tobacco products," he said in a statement, "the tobacco companies are free to market their new smokeless-tobacco products in ways that encourage kids to start using tobacco and discourage smokers from quitting tobacco entirely".
With an absent central authority and the autonomy enabled by its distributed consensus feature, blockchain may eliminate the administrative functions of government agencies (Swan 2015).
Mr. Kelly is outraged by the ongoing efforts of the Fulton County Board of Commissions and its chairman to interfere with his business interests and now, absent any authority, attempt to have him targeted for investigation.
Addressing the poll closures, Ellis invoked the now-absent federal authority.
Inherent authority absent statutory authorization is different from inherent authority in the face of statutory prohibition.
And absent a cultural authority, who does secretary of education Arne Duncan turn to?
In a brief given to the court, Apple's lawyers said forcing Apple do this, "absent clear legal authority to do so," would tarnish their brand.
That May, absent any occupying authority, two days of looting and rioting broke out as the capital's Jews were celebrating the festival of Shavuot, while the British troops looked on.
(Deputy national-security adviser Tony Blinken did tell NPR on Friday that Obama has no "intention to use that authority absent Congress backing him," but the President hasn't answered that question directly himself).
