The phrase "authorising action" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where permission or approval is being granted for a specific action to take place.
Example: "The committee is responsible for authorising action on all proposed projects before they can proceed."
Alternatives: "approving action" or "sanctioning action".
Commission members called for Finn's removal but it was almost three years after Finn's criminal conviction before Francis authorised action.
If the UN security council fails to authorise action, those of us determined to protect Libyan civilians will face a more difficult choice should the violence escalate.
The White House sent draft legislative wording to the House and Senate leaders on Saturday evening, which authorised actions designed only to neuter the threat of chemical weapons or to prevent their proliferation.
This would allow the council to authorise actions ranging from diplomatic and economic sanctions to military intervention.
Fifteen-year-old Byron Wake ordered the NXT chip and insertion kit from the States, injected it under his skin and, once the procedure was done, paired the chip to his phone, allowing him to authorise actions – like turning on Bluetooth speakers – by simply touching his hand to the handset.
The official position is that the party wants a peace settlement, but it will not rule out military action if there is a clear and unambiguous UN resolution authorising military action.
While the resolution will warn of consequences under Chapter 7 of the United Nations Charter, which leaves open the door to military action, the Security Council would first have to adopt a second resolution before authorising such action.
Russia and China are likely to veto any UN security council resolution authorising military action.
I cried when 1973 [the UN resolution authorising military action] was passed, I thought that's it.
