The phrase "authority as one" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express a unified or collective sense of authority among a group or individuals.
Example: "In this organization, we operate with authority as one, ensuring that all voices are heard and respected."
Alternatives: "unified authority" or "collective authority".
The field manual goes on to define a "legitimate civil authority" as one that: "Respects freedom of religion, conscience, speech, assembly, association and press... Protects the institutions of civil society, including the family, religious communities, voluntary associations, private property, independent businesses and a market economy".
This is as near to what Gramsci called a crisis of authority as one can get.
Charm may have replaced the rapier assertiveness of the young composer, but his authority as one of the guiding lights of music in our time is as unquestionable as ever.
These excerpts, while sung with as much seductive, stentorian authority as one might wish, don't sound as if he is yet fully engaged with this music or these characters.
Bryn Terfel blotted his professional copybook by withdrawing at short notice from the Royal Opera's Ring Cycle, enabling John Tomlinson to reassert his authority as one of our great Wagnerians.
Although Boehner was well-liked on a personal level by most of Congress, he did not carry as much authority as one would expect from a Speaker, and struggled to keep members of his party happy.
These technologies and the web are a double-edged sword for authorities as on one hand it is known that in the USA and throughout Europe there is a level of communication monitoring, while on the other terrorists and fugitives use the same tools to keep themselves concealed and to continue operations.
The website, described by authorities as "one of the most extensive, sophisticated, and widely used criminal marketplaces on the Internet today," popped up in November 2013 after an earlier version of the site was shut down.
He was viewed by authorities as one of the nation's most prolific phrase-makers.
Mr. Rosenstein, 51, was described by Israeli authorities as one of that country's most notorious mob leaders.
After his body was recovered, the ranger said, the victim was identified by the authorities as one of the largest cocaine dealers in Los Angeles County.
