The phrase "authority to make commitments" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is discussing their power or permission to enter into agreements or obligations on behalf of an organization or individual.
Example: "Before proceeding with the negotiations, we need to confirm that you have the authority to make commitments on behalf of the company."
Alternatives: "power to enter agreements" or "permission to bind".
Did she clarify her organizational mandate, including her authority to make commitments?
Blinken urged Congress not to disrupt negotiations, for instance by passing new sanctions taking action that would "call into question the president's authority to make commitments that the United States will keep," such as the open letter to the Iranian regime signed by 47 Republican senators.. "Negotiating with a foreign nation is the president's responsibility," Blinken said.
But spokesmen for the machinists' union and the United pilots insisted that even if Mr. Dubinsky or Mr. Peterpaul knew about the proposed merger before the United board approved it on Tuesday evening, they did not tell their union colleagues about it, nor would they have the authority to make commitments on behalf of their unions without consultation.
The Board also included representations from the three levels of Government with the specific authority to make commitments on behalf of their respective Governments.
At the outset of a negotiation, agents are likely to be most effective if they lack the authority to make binding commitments, according to professors Susskind and Mnookin.
Many negotiation experts, including Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton in their seminal book Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In (2nd ed., Penguin, 1991), recommend clarifying your counterpart's authority to make a commitment before negotiating the substance of the deal.
Climate Ready also supported the Local Government Association's (LGA) Climate Local programme which supported and encouraged local authorities to make a formal commitment to take action on climate change and to report on their progress.
The authors called for an "urgent" commitment from governments and health authorities to make breastfeeding a feasible option. .
