The phrase "authorities replied" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when reporting or summarizing a response given by officials or governing bodies to a question or situation.
Example: "When asked about the recent policy changes, authorities replied that they were still under review."
Alternatives: "officials responded" or "the government stated".
Some assistance was offered, but in some instances the authorities replied they had forces inadequate to supply the aid respondent requested and in others no reply was given.
Ms. Ruge told me that when her grandmother protested, authorities replied that Fritzi had joined the Nazi Party in 1932.
Belgium was informed of his arrest by Turkey on the 14 July, and the Belgian authorities replied on 20 July, saying they had detained el-Bakraoui before but had released him because they were unable to find any terror links.
The Massachusetts authorities replied that they were unable to help because the Pawtuxet settlement fell under the jurisdiction of neither the Massachusetts Bay Colony nor the Plymouth Colony.
The Commission can confirm that the Italian authorities replied to those questions but cannot, at this stage, disclose the content of those replies, as the investigation into possible state aid to Alitalia is ongoing.
The Palestinian Authority replied that it had received no such warnings and that the stations were guilty of no violations.
Sally Cheshire, the chair of the authority, replied that Hfea had a responsibility to warn patients who had used regulated fertility clinics about family secrets being uncovered via DNA sites.
Answering questions at the recent Commons health committee hearing, Sir David Nicholson, NHS chief executive and, at the time of the report, chief executive of the West Midlands strategic health authority, replied to a question about the 2001 Dr Foster report by saying the mortality figures "do not tell you how many deaths are avoidable.
When asked why the Sharm el-Sheikh airport chief was removed, the aviation authority replied that he had been "promoted" to deputy chief of operations for the Egyptian Airports Company, and that the move had been "planned for some time".
Whether they turn into anything bigger depends on what the opposition does and how the authorities reply.
"These marks will stay with you forever, offering you a reminder never to defy the authorities," he replied.
