joint authority
Dual governance arrangement
Joint authority is shared power or control exercised by two or more parties together.
The term appears in legal, governmental, and organizational contexts where decisions require agreement from multiple entities rather than a single authority: The treaty established joint authority over the disputed waters.
Parents often have joint authority over their children's upbringing after divorce.
- coleadShare primary authority
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
- coequalHaving identical rank
- shared responsibilityDuty divided among parties
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
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