“Who gave him the 'authority' to do this?” “He didn't do it 'on his own authority' [=he didn't do it on his own]; he was acting 'under the authority of' the company president.” [=the company president gave him the power to do it]
No one 'in authority' objected to the plan. = No one 'in a position of authority' objected to the plan. [=no one with official power to make important decisions objected to the plan]
This office has 'authority' over personnel matters. [=this office has the power to make decisions about personnel matters]
(..) created a sensation, But this bill is not about Alex Murphy. It's about weather America's willing to give robots the authority over human lives. Look. This uh C-change we're witnessing. And it is a C-change. Shows that Americans don't really care if our law enforcement systems (..)2014 RoboCop