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The phrase "authorities to act" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where permission or power is granted to officials or organizations to take action.
Example: "The government has granted the authorities to act in emergency situations to ensure public safety."
Alternatives: "powers to intervene" or "permission to take action".
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Mr Dawabsha's brother Nasser urged Israeli authorities to act.
Several cities in Colorado are not waiting for federal authorities to act.
Campaigners have also called on the authorities to act immediately to stop the bloodshed.
But allowing local police authorities to act as quasi-immigration enforcement wades into dangerous territory.
The state newspaper Resalat on Saturday called the pollution a continuing crisis, and it urged the authorities to act.
Technologists have taken the lead in combating digital crime rather than waiting for law enforcement authorities to act.
Impunity is the norm except, it seems, when the high profile of the victim obliges the authorities to act decisively.
She urged the judicial authorities "to act on their responsibilities".Her statement was a rebuke to the Haitian state.
Police officials and mental health experts say Rodger's behavior still may not have been enough to allow authorities to act.
Politicians in Britain said they were worried about the reports and called on the French authorities to act.
The Human Rights Act 1998 requires public authorities to act in a way that does not breach convention rights.
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