The phrase "approval to impose" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one seeks permission or endorsement to enforce a rule, regulation, or decision.
Example: "The committee sought approval to impose new guidelines on the project to ensure compliance."
Alternatives: "authorization to enforce" or "permission to implement".
It ended with approval to impose a state income tax for the first time ever.
The 7,500 pilots rejected a previous company offer in August, and American responded by getting bankruptcy court approval to impose pay and benefit cuts.
The U.S. government said it would seek the trade body's approval to impose $7 billion to $10 billion in retaliatory measures.
Separately, the European Union received the organization's approval to impose trade sanctions against the United States; no action is expected before the spring.
SB 901 allows a utility, with regulators' approval, to impose a special fee on customers to pay those 2017 costs.
Administrative agencies at the president's command are widely understood to be responsible for everything from disaster relief to drug approval to imposing clean-air standards; and the president can unleash shock and awe on his own initiative.
A26 NEW YORK/REGION B1-12 CommuTax Tax Proposed, Upsetting Some Officials Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg called for a sizable new income tax on commuters who work, but don't live in New York City, setting the stage for almost certain conflict with some of the state officials whose approval he would need to impose it.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg called yesterday for a sizable new income tax on commuters who work, but don't live, in New York City, setting the stage for almost certain conflict with some of the state officials whose approval he would need to impose it.
Hostess also received approval from the judge to impose a contract on its workers.
Parliament's upper house approved a bill to impose new restrictions on charities and other private groups and require government approval of their activities.
Canada won approval today from the World Trade Organization to impose $233.5 million annually in sanctions against Brazil in a dispute over aircraft export subsidies.
