The phrase "authorities present" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to the group of people who are in charge or have the power to make decisions in a certain situation. Example: The authorities present at the town hall meeting were not able to come to a consensus on the proposed budget.
"Authorities present the response as an effort to maintain calm.
I wanted to interview the teenager once more, this time without the authorities present.
Port authorities present special needs, and the owners of grain elevators, and the owners of coal elevators, barge interests, flood-control districts, levee boards.
The prevailing conspiracy assumption is that they are military contractors who orchestrated the attack – not authorities present at the event for security.
As local authorities present an upbeat view of what the jargon now terms their "offer" to citizens, campaigners against shutdowns will highlight the harm done by cuts already made or those due to take effect.
In a joint statement, Central Bedfordshire council and Bedfordshire clinical commissioning group said: "Once the closure notice was issued, in light of the magistrate's ruling and the timeframe, health and local authorities present in the home worked collectively to identify alternative placements for the remaining patients based on the views of health professionals regarding their needs".
As in previous cases, the authorities presented little evidence to back up their claims.
Thai authorities presented an Interpol red notice, issued at Bahrain's request, as the basis for his arrest.
Last week, the European authorities presented plans to spread the burden of processing and accommodating asylum seekers among most of the bloc's 28 member states.
Another was the shift of the burden to local authorities, presented as giving them more freedom as well as more responsibility.
Finally, in 2006, nearly 30 years later, the men received recognition for their work when the New Zealand authorities presented them all with special service medals.
