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The phrase "public authority" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a body or organization that is responsible for carrying out public functions. For example, "The public authority is responsible for providing essential services in the region."
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public authority
noun
Any authority which has a legal mandate to govern, administrate a part or aspect of public life, such as all branches of the executive power of a state, province, municipality etc.
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Individuals typically use the public authority justification in criminal cases, arguing that the government authorized their actions.
Yes – in the sphere of public authority.
And then there is authority debt, public authority debt.
He must be stripped of any remaining public authority.
"A public authority is not a family business, not a family employment agency".
Mail, the postal matter consigned under public authority from one person or post office to another.
So stamps, like paper money, are decorated with emblems of public authority.
There was no public authority among the Koryak, or any tribal or clan organization.
A public authority provides local bus transportation in the Wilmington area.
Legislative approval is currently required to eliminate any state agency or public authority.
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This power is developed by public-authority power-plant installations on both sides of the gorge.
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