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au⋅thor⋅i⋅ta⋅tive

  [uh-thawr-i-tey-tiv, uh-thor-]
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–adjective
1. having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
2. 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.
3. having an air of authority; accustomed to exercising authority; positive; peremptory; dictatorial: said with an authoritative air.
Origin:
1595–1605; authorit(y) + -ative

Related forms:
au⋅thor⋅i⋅ta⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
au⋅thor⋅i⋅ta⋅tive⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. official. 3. dogmatic, authoritarian.
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au·thor·i·ta·tive   (ə-thôr'ĭ-tā'tĭv, ə-thŏr'-, ô-thôr'-, ô-thŏr'-)   
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·thor'i·ta'tive·ly adv., au·thor'i·ta'tive·ness n.
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Authoritative

Au*thor"i*ta*tive\, a. 1. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.

The sacred functions of authoritative teaching. --Barrow.

2. Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial; peremptory; as, an authoritative tone.

The mock authoritative manner of the one, and the insipid mirth of the other. --Swift. -- Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ly, adv. -- Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : authoritative
Spanish: autorizada,
German: maßgeblich,
Japanese: 権威のある
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