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Discover LudwigThe phrase "authority questioned" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone's authority or legitimacy is being challenged or doubted.
Example: "The committee's decision was met with backlash, as many felt that the authority questioned was not justified."
Alternatives: "challenged authority" or "doubted authority".
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Figures of authority questioned on al-Jazeera consistently refuse to accept that the channel has no motivation apart from news for its own sake.
Assemblyman Richard L. Brodsky of Westchester, chairman of a committee that oversees the authority, questioned whether the authority had the power to change its budget process without legislation.
We know that if the friend in Pinter's play were to walk onto the stage, sit in the vacant chair, and start speaking, that logic would be interrupted and the speaker's authority questioned.
With President Clinton distracted and besieged and his moral authority questioned after an affair with Monica S. Lewinsky, there is much room for America's allies, its Congress and even its energy companies to ignore, deflect or defy his will.
The city suggested that the World Trade Center site was worth $4.4 billion to $5.5 billion and the airports $7 billion to $9 billion, Port Authority officials said — figures the authority questioned.
It is not known exactly how much the bus fees would rise under the proposal, but some planners at the authority questioned the wisdom of increases that would in turn raise bus fares, which might in turn discourage the kind of mass transit use that they seek to ease road congestion.
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Some authorities questioned the sincerity of Mr. Sanchez's apology.
After Ms. Sierra's death, Turkish authorities questioned and took DNA samples from nearly two dozen people.
Authorities questioned Stewart on Saturday night after the race and again on Sunday.
He was arrested en route at the request of US authorities, questioned and released.
In response to a US request, Polish authorities questioned him there but refused to arrest him.
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