The phrase "authorities were met" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are describing a situation in which officials or governing bodies were encountered or engaged with.
Example: "During the investigation, the authorities were met by a group of concerned citizens who wanted to voice their opinions."
Alternatives: "officials were encountered" or "authorities were approached".
The patients stayed in a hospital isolation unit after radioiodine administration until the radiation protection limit required by the Finnish authorities was met; the remaining whole body 131I activity was required to be less than 400 MBq corresponding to approximately 15 µSv/h dose equivalent rate measured with a Geiger counter at one meter distance.
City authorities are meeting on Tuesday to decide on a new anti-nudity law that is being supported by residents and business owners in the city's Castro district.
The West Midlands police authority is meeting on Thursday to take another step along its path towards a massive £3.6bn partnership programme with the private sector, with G4S among the leading bidders.
An S4C spokesman confirmed that the authority was meeting today and considering an independent report on the state of the broadcaster's governance, but declined to comment on Jones's position.
A spokesperson for the school said: "There is a collective grievance and the local authority is meeting with the unions and the governing body".
Finally, in June 2012, the authorities visited and were met with scenes of harrowing deprivation.
The Primary Health Care Network Managers of each health district and local authorities in the communities were met to explain the study and their oral consent was obtained.
On Thursday, in the town of Valledolmo, five coffins brought to the local cemetery were met by local authorities and given a proper funeral as a sign of "human solidarity to those who were trying to flee hunger, poverty and war and find freedom".
While his calls for preserving the authority of principals and eradicating nepotism were met with applause, some principals seemed uninterested in his message.
And when Mr. Karski carried his information about the destruction of the Jews to British authorities, he was met by even greater reluctance to act.
