Sentence examples similar to authorizing him to act from inspiring English sources

It seems President Trump is preparing to claim that some "emergency" on the U.S. southern border authorizes him to act, without new legislation, to spend money and build a wall.

New Orleans followed in 1937, establishing the Vieux Carré Commission and authorizing it to act to maintain the historic character of the city's French Quarter.

(It's why TARP, for instance, required Congress to pass a law authorizing the Treasury to act).

Until Comey's testimony last week, I had assumed that Lynch had authorized Comey to act unilaterally.

1. Someone who authorizes another to act in his or her place.

When those conflicts occur, courts sometimes authorize lawyers to act against the express wishes of their clients.

But Ms. Rubalcava wrote that based on an internal investigation "none of B.A.C.R.'s contracts with S.F.U.S.D. authorized B.A.C.R. to act in this capacity".

In a nonemergency case, he said, parents can authorize an adult to act, as they would, for example, authorize a school to act in loco parentis.

Please authorize President Obama to act against Assad and to stop him in his deadly tracks.

Whether exercising his discretion or acting on a petition from the school district, the governor was authorized to act only as an agent of the Assembly.

It shall be executed by an agent or officer authorized to act on behalf of the State certifying authority.