The phrase "adequate authority" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the level of power or permission someone has to make decisions or take actions in a specific context.
Example: "Before proceeding with the project, we need to ensure that we have adequate authority from the management team."
Alternatives: "sufficient authority" or "appropriate authority".
As of two decades ago, audience researchers found that viewers felt women lacked adequate authority and reliability for the job.
Some officials said that Mr. Levy's proposal would still leave the Board of Education as a client of the School Construction Authority without adequate authority over its decisions.
Debbie Rosenman, a teacher in her 31st year at a suburban Detroit school, said that helicopter parents simultaneously fail to provide adequate authority or appropriate forms of supervision.
It has come to be recognized that the peacetime powers of expropriation grant adequate authority to seize and requisition property under the territorial jurisdiction of a belligerent state without having recourse to the right of angary.
The recall of one of the best-known weight-loss brands is the latest in a series of incidents that raise the question of whether the Food and Drug Administration has adequate authority to regulate the dietary supplement industry and provide consumer protection.
The no-knock legislation struck me, and also Mr. Ehrlichman, as almost inherently repressive in tone.... Jerry Wilson [the police chief of Washington, D.C.] stated to me that he had adequate authority to enter a dwelling where there was a probable cause, and to legislate that power through the no-knock bill was unnecessary...
White House legislative director Marc Short said Monday the administration does not support the push for a new authorization for the use of military force because it already has adequate legal authority to wage war against terror groups based on the 2001 authorization.
Decision making processes are not adequately open and transparent, and these committees are not equipped with adequate skills, authority or resources to carry out their mandated governance functions.
"The FAA already has adequate statutory authority.
A charity, directed by Shauneen Lambe, that provides legal support, advice and representation to young people in difficulty, taking referrals when there is no adequate local authority provision.
