The phrase "authority operates" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe how authority functions or is exercised in a particular context or situation.
Example: "In this organization, authority operates through a clear chain of command, ensuring that decisions are made efficiently."
Alternatives: "power functions" or "leadership acts".
The Hudson County Improvement Authority operates the garage and Harrison receives the revenue from it.
The authority operates and leases the bubble and the stadium to the Giants.
After finding similar problems at Teterboro, which the Port Authority operates in New Jersey, the administration looked into safety procedures at La Guardia, Newark and Stewart International, an airport the authority operates in Newburgh, N.Y.
The authority operates Long Island Bus for Nassau, sets its fares and manages its 53 routes throughout the county.
The authority operates bus terminals, ports, bridges, tunnels, trains and the area's three major airports, Kennedy, La Guardia and Newark.
This would require a change not only in the way the Palestinian Authority operates, but also in the approach of Israel, the United States and others involved.
Yes, the United States today is legal-rational authority, but I can spot elements of traditional authority, or charismatic authority, operating within legal-rational authority.
According to Žižek, the experience of jouissance is the necessary but hidden complement of institutional authority, operating as what he called the "obscene underside of the law".
But in some countries, notably Germany, France, and Austria, civil services became endowed with much greater authority, operating as part of the police power.
In Finland, the Office of the data protection ombudsman is an independent authority operating in conjunction with the Ministry of Justice.
The Data Protection Authority (local language, "Persónuvernd") in Iceland is an independent authority operating in conjunction with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which implements acts on the protection of privacy and processes personal data, and conducts audits on the security of personal data.
