'policy authorities' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It typically refers to the bodies or organizations responsible for developing and enforcing policies. For example, "The policy authorities in the city indicated that businesses must close by 9:00 PM."
In March, UN drug policy authorities hammered out an agreement, which many criticized as secretive and inclusive, and left in place much of existing prohibitionist policies.
Government policy: Authorities are strongly involved in transportation development.
A lack of policy co-ordination between economic policy authorities across borders makes this more likely.
We conclude that technology policy authorities need to be aware of these reasons and accordingly be cautious when comparing the benefits with the downside effects associated with collaboration.
It is designed to be a useful assessment tool for monetary policy authorities and, thereby, differs from previously proposed indicators, which are hardly applicable on a day-to-day basis.
For example, we have worked with scientists and science policy authorities such as the British Association, the London Science Museum, the Office of Science and Technology, and key science education specialists both in the UK and in Brazil.
The vote effectively gave policy authority to Mr. Martin, his junior rival.
The regional Fed presidents exercise important public policy authority, but they're primarily selected by local for-profit business interests rather than by public officials.
"Raising taxes in this economy is a bad idea," says Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, the Republicans' leading economic policy authority in Congress.
The district, which now oversees an overwhelming majority of the city's schools, streamlined the central bureaucracy, and pushed money and policy authority down to the school building level.
The policy authority can choose among various instruments of monetary and financial policy.
