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   Au·thor·i·ta·tive

   /əˈTHôrəˌtādiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. able to be trusted as being accurate or true; reliable: "clear, authoritative information and advice" Similar reliabledependabletrustworthygoodsoundauthenticvalidwell foundedattestedcertifiedverifiableaccuratefactualfrom the horse's mouthOpposite unreliable
   • ▪ (of a text) considered to be the best of its kind and unlikely to be improved upon: "the authoritative study of mollusks" Similar definitivemost reliablebestmost scholarlyclassicauthorizedaccreditedrecognizedacceptedapprovedsanctioned
   • 2. commanding and self-confident; likely to be respected and obeyed: "his voice was calm and authoritative" Similar self-assuredassuredself-confidentconfidentsure of oneselfcommandingimposingmasterfulmagisteriallordlyassertivedogmaticperemptoryarrogantdominatingdomineeringimperiousoverbearingbossyauthoritarianOpposite timiddiffident
   • ▪ proceeding from an official source and requiring compliance or obedience: "authoritative directives"

   Derivatives

   • 1. authoritativeness noun

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   • substantiated or supported by documentary evidence and accepted by most authorities in a field: an authoritative edition of Shakespeare; an authoritative treatment of a subject. dictatorial: said with an authoritative air. au•thor′i•ta′tive•ness, n. 1. . official. 3. . dogmatic, authoritarian.

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   having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion. substantiated or supported by documentary evidence and accepted by most authorities in a field: an authoritative edition of Shakespeare; an authoritative treatment of a subject.

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   substantiated 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.

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   6 days ago · authoritative ( comparative more authoritative, superlative most authoritative) Arising or originating from a figure of authority. The authoritative rules in this school come not from the headmaster but from the aged matron. Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a scholarly authority.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English au‧thor‧i‧ta‧tive /ɔːˈθɒrətətɪv, ə- $ ɒːˈθɑːrəteɪtɪv, əˈθɔː-/ AWL adjective 1 an authoritative book, account etc is respected because the person who wrote it knows a lot about the subject the most authoritative work on English surnames 2 behaving or speaking in a confident determined way that m...