The phrase "authority was led" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to convey that an authority figure was guided or directed, but the construction is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The investigation revealed that the authority was led astray by false information."
Alternatives: "authority was guided" or "authority was directed".
The Diputació, which was the only remaining legal authority, was led by a strong-minded cleric named Pau Claris, canon of Urgel, located west of Barcelona, who was unwilling to make concessions.
The Labour-led council agreed to a phased reversal of the pay cuts introduced in 2011 while the authority was led by the Conservatives.
The city authorities are led by a white mayor, James Knowles.
The authorities were led to Mr. Sarzynski and Ms. Asper during their investigation into Harrison David, one of the five Columbia students charged with dealing drugs.
The authorities were led to a Lowen's Pharmacy in Brooklyn as part of an investigation by the Albany County district attorney.
Declaring "I am not a racist," Mayor Charles Robertson of York, Pa., surrendered to the authorities yesterday and was led away in handcuffs, charged with murder in the killing of a black motorist in race riots there 32 years ago, when he was a police officer.
The defendants, who have pleaded not guilty, are charged with taking part in a global terrorist conspiracy against Americans, which included the bombings and other acts of terror and was led, the authorities say, by the Saudi exile Osama bin Laden.
The orchestra, lavish by Broadway standards, was led with absolute authority by Paul Gemignani, who was in charge of the 1979 original Broadway production.
The independent joint investigation team (JIT) was led by Dutch authorities but includes representatives of Australia, Malaysia, Ukraine and Belgium.
The Radomski case was led by federal authorities from Northern California, including the federal agent Jeff Novitzky, who started the investigation of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative in 2002 and had significant experience looking into the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports.
One FIFA official, Eduardo Li of Costa Rica, was led by the authorities from his room to a side-door exit of the hotel.
