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authoritative
[uh-thawr-i-tey-tiv, uh-thor-]
adjective
having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority.
an authoritative opinion.
Synonyms: officialsubstantiated or supported by documentary evidence and accepted by most authorities in a field.
an authoritative edition of Shakespeare; an authoritative treatment of a subject.
having an air of authority; accustomed to exercising authority; positive; peremptory; dictatorial.
said with an authoritative air.
Synonyms: authoritarian, dogmatic
authoritative
/ ɔːˈθɒrɪtətɪv /
adjective
recognized or accepted as being true or reliable
an authoritative article on drugs
exercising or asserting authority; commanding
an authoritative manner
possessing or supported by authority; official
an authoritative communiqué
Other Word Forms
- authoritatively adverb
- authoritativeness noun
- nonauthoritative adjective
- nonauthoritatively adverb
- nonauthoritativeness noun
- unauthoritative adjective
- unauthoritatively adverb
- unauthoritativeness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of authoritative1
Example Sentences
Ron Chernow, in his authoritative biography of Hamilton, writes, “theirs was a friendship of unusual ardor,” but regards the lifelong bond between the sisters as evidence against an affair.
“She was welcomed into the prosecution fold as an adviser, strategist, authoritative arbiter on the policy and practices of the Church of Scientology, and advocate for the complaining witnesses,” the motion read.
For us, and for our father, it is about him making one last stand at being authoritative and in control.
To my intense relief, some people said they thought my paper looked authoritative, that they just assumed it was a breaking story and the page contained fresh information.
At the time, the UN and some Western nations said that they would only consider a ruling by a court that genocide is taking place as authoritative.
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