The phrase "authorities under orders" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe officials or organizations that are acting based on directives or commands from a higher authority.
Example: "The authorities under orders were quick to respond to the emergency situation, following the protocols set by the government."
Alternatives: "officials following directives" or "commanded authorities".
The questioners, selected by local authorities under orders from ministry bureaucrats, were divided into two categories, according to local media reports.
Recent reconstructions of the disaster have come to the painful conclusion that hapless German authorities – under orders to present as peaceful a Games as possible and show a "new face" of Germany – were grossly ill-equipped to deal with the situation and that much more could have been done to save the athletes' lives.
(b) in the case of any other executive department or agency that has authority under this order, (i) the Secretary of Homeland Security has advised whether the use of the authority provided under subtitle G of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 would be appropriate, and (ii) the Director of the Office and Management and Budget has approved the exercise of authority under this order.
A person briefed on the proceedings said late Friday that under orders from the authorities, the day's transcripts were less comprehensive than those released Thursday.
And, if so, were he and his colleague acting on their own initiative, or were they part of a small cell or a larger organized command structure, under orders from an authority that either is or is not known to the intelligence services?
The group is now closed under orders from the Israeli authorities.
Under orders from the military authorities, the red flags and banners have gone, the red gates and buildings are painted over.
In August 2009, Okpadio and her family were forcibly evicted from their home which was demolished under state authorities' orders.
The authorities arrested several members of Turkish Hezbollah, acting under orders from Mr. Mugniyah.
Until 2017, when ICE arrested pre-1995 Vietnamese immigrants with final deportation orders, authorities would generally release them within 90 days under orders of supervision.
Under orders from state and federal health authorities, the makers of the popular canned alcohol-and-caffeine cocktail Four Loko removed the caffeine from their recipe late last year.
