The phrase "authorized to settle" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone has been given the official permission or power to resolve a dispute or finalize an agreement.
Example: "The manager is authorized to settle any disputes that arise during the negotiation process."
Alternatives: "empowered to resolve" or "granted authority to conclude".
The formula approved yesterday was the third version drafted by the Attorney General, Dennis C. Vacco, whose office is authorized to settle the case, subject to court review.
The state senate was authorized to settle disputed elections, but they, too, refused to intervene.
Legal representative refers to the court-appointed or otherwise qualified person, regardless of title, who is legally authorized to manage and settle the estate of a decedent.
He put them in charge of local health measures and authorized them to settle minor disputes so that people would not have to go to law courts with petty arguments.
The commission found $1,582.50 missing, and the county's Fiscal Court authorized Barkley to settle with the company that held Smedley's surety bond.
The presidential directive attempts to settle years of debate among government agencies about who is authorized to take what sorts of actions in cyberspace and with what level of permission.
In 418 the Roman emperor Honorius authorized the Visigoths to settle in Gaul in the provinces of Aquitania Secunda and Narbonensis.
Members of the Federal Trade Commission voted to approve a consent decree that will allow Google to settle the agency's investigation but admit no liability, said one of the sources, who was not authorized to speak on the record.
The Follieri Group settled the Yucaipa lawsuit a month ago, according to a person briefed on the resolution but not authorized to speak publicly.
The bank could settle with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as soon as this week, according to the people briefed on the negotiations, who were not authorized to discuss the private settlement talks.
But that issue has apparently been settled, with Khan making some additional payments, said one person briefed on the approval process who was not authorized to speak publicly.
