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au·thor·i·ta·tive  (-thôr-ttv, -thr-, ô-thôr-, ô-thr-)
adj.
1. Having or arising from authority; official: an authoritative decree; authoritative sources.
2. Of acknowledged accuracy or excellence; highly reliable: an authoritative account of the revolution.
3. Wielding authority; commanding: the captain's authoritative manner.

au·thori·tative·ly adv.
au·thori·tative·ness n.

authoritative [ɔːˈθɒrɪtətɪv]
adj
1. recognized or accepted as being true or reliable an authoritative article on drugs
2. exercising or asserting authority; commanding an authoritative manner
3. possessing or supported by authority; official an authoritative communiqué
authoritatively  adv
authoritativeness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.authoritative - having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner"
influential - having or exercising influence or power; "an influential newspaper"; "influential leadership for peace"
2.authoritative - of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation"
standard - established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence; "a standard reference work"; "the classical argument between free trade and protectionism"
3.authoritative - sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography"
official - having official authority or sanction; "official permission"; "an official representative"

authoritative
Translations
authoritative [ɔːˈθɒrɪtətɪv] ADJ
1. (= reliable) [account, book, writer, professor] → de gran autoridad, acreditado; [source, statement, information, study] → autorizado; [newspaper] → serio
2. (= commanding) [person, voice, manner] → autoritario
authoritative [ɔːˈθɒrɪtətɪv] adj
(= dependable) [account] → digne de foi; [study, treatise, book] → qui fait autorité
(= confident) [manner, voice] → plein(e) d'autorité
authoritative
adj
(= commanding)bestimmt, entschieden; mannerRespekt einflößend; to sound authoritativeRespekt einflößen, bestimmt auftreten
(= reliable)verlässlich, zuverlässig; (= definitive)maßgeblich, maßgebend; I won’t accept his opinion as authoritativeseine Meinung ist für mich nicht maßgeblich or maßgebend
authoritative [ɔːˈθɒrɪtətɪv] adj (account, judgement) → autorevole; (manner) → autoritario/a
authoritative [ɔːˈθɒrɪtətɪv] adj (account, judgement) → autorevole; (manner) → autoritario/a


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