decision-making authority
noun phraseUK /dɪˈsɪʒ.ənˌmeɪ.kɪŋ ɔːˈθɒr.ə.ti/
US /dɪˈsɪʒ.ənˌmeɪ.kɪŋ əˈθɔːr.ə.ti/
The power to choose what will happen.
The manager has decision-making authority over the whole team.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The official right given to a person or group to make final choices.
Only the board has decision-making authority on the budget.
3. The freedom to act and choose without asking someone else first.
New employees are given little decision-making authority at first.
4. The area or topic in which someone is allowed to make choices.
Safety rules fall under the supervisor's decision-making authority.