Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigSuggestions(1)
The phrase "given authority" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone who has been granted power or permission to act in a certain capacity.
Example: "The committee made decisions based on the guidelines set forth by the given authority."
Alternatives: "granted authority" or "bestowed authority."
Exact(59)
A person must be given authority through Stanford's online Authority Manager to approve transactions or view financial information online.
Those given authority to write history can change the past.
He and his colleagues have been given authority to sign papers previously reserved for ministers.
In more developed countries, they will be employed and given authority their by government.
The Commission is given authority to promulgate rules and regulations to further refine this definition.
Students were astonished and happy to have been given authority over rules about assignments and attendance.
Teachers must be given authority by their students based on the teachers' presumed superior understanding.
Garza said that principals are given authority to wield their own budgets as they see fit.
"I am given authority to ask what I think is appropriate," he said.
Labor ministers must be consulted on important policies and given authority to run their departments.
Similar(1)
Parents have to walk in their God-given authority -- children can't be left to raise themselves".
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com