The phrase "authority over policy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing governance, decision-making, or organizational control regarding policies.
Example: "The committee has the authority over policy decisions that affect the entire organization."
Alternatives: "control over policy" or "power regarding policy".
The monitor would have wide authority over policy, senior staffing and training.
The Republican establishment also exercises more authority over policy and candidate selection than does its Democratic counterpart.
Under the law, the agency's administrator, an under secretary of energy, would have broad authority over policy, budgeting and counterintelligence for nuclear programs.
This paper contributes judicial politics literature by analyzing the conditions under which the public's ability to hold the elected government accountable might enable courts to exercise independent authority over policy.
Even some Republicans have said Mr. Rove's decision to assume more authority over policy and legislation after helping Mr. Bush win his second term may have been a mistake.
Mr. Jamil, a Soviet-trained economist, is seen even by government supporters as having little to no authority over policy decisions, and is derided by backers of the uprising as part of a toothless opposition set up by the government to create the appearance of openness.
Many Democrats also objected to leaving the Board of Education with no authority over policies or budgeting.
Yet Pakistan cannot stabilise its polity unless a more responsible civilian government is given greater authority over policies the army now believes are its sole prerogative.
Lack of coherence between local and UK authorities over policy direction also contributed to growing mistrust.
The People's Bank of China is simply one of many economic policy ministries and even lacks independent authority over monetary policy, unlike the Federal Reserve.
PIs, meanwhile, worked under the aegis of department heads, deans, the university's provost, and ultimately the vice president for research, who has "direct authority over research policies (including compliance policies) and internal research funds" and can therefore exercise "influence over the faculty".
