The phrase "actions of authorities" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the behaviors or decisions made by individuals or groups in positions of power or governance.
Example: "The actions of authorities during the crisis were met with public scrutiny and debate."
Alternatives: "decisions made by officials" or "conduct of governing bodies".
Surely Penn State the institution deserves sanctions for the deplorable actions of authorities.
The actions of authorities have been everything from ham-handed to wholly decent, as well as occasionally easy to lampoon (county buses, for instance, plastered with Archie and Jughead imploring our children to think before they drink).
Much as Arab Spring protestors flocked to Twitter and Facebook to share information on protests and the actions of authorities (see "Streetbook" and "People Power 2.0"), many protestors in Hong Kong have turned to a messaging app called FireChat.
While the actions of authorities may have saved lives, the name of Amoy Gardens is now synonymous with one of the worst viral outbreaks of recent times – and proof, if we needed it, that excellent healthcare and proper surveillance are vital in protecting cities even as they become more interconnected and vulnerable than ever before.
In their interesting system dynamicity model, Hilmola and Lorentz [30] examined the role of confidence, and how actions of authorities can make disruptions in well-functioning supply chains inside a very short time period.
As important, it was reflected in the actions of authority everywhere – in, for example, how quickly the police acknowledged they had picked up the wrong person.
If it's the laws that are unjust, or the actions of authority figures or police, it makes sense to address them with civil disobedience – declining to abide within an unfair system.
"The ineffectiveness and stupid actions of the authorities have accelerated the process," Grigory Chkhartishvili, the best-selling Moscow author who writes under the pen name Boris Akunin, explained in an e-mail.
Kochetkov said he believed the actions of Chechen authorities constitute the legal definition of a crime against humanity.
