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au·thor·i·ta·tive

Audio Help [uh-thawr-i-tey-tiv, uh-thor-] Pronunciation Key

–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 Audio Help (ə-thôr'ĭ-tā'tĭv, ə-thŏr'-, ô-thôr'-, ô-thŏr'-) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Having or arising from authority; official: an authoritative decree; authoritative sources.
Of acknowledged accuracy or excellence; highly reliable: an authoritative account of the revolution.
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
adjective
1.	having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner"
2.	of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation"
3.	sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
auˈthoritative [-tətiv, (American) -teitiv] adjective

said or written by an expert or a person in authority
Example: an authoritative opinion

Arabic:	صادِر عَن سُلْطَه مُخْتَصَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	有权威的
Chinese (Traditional):	有權威的
Czech:	směrodatný, určující
Danish:	ekspert-; autoritativ; pålidelig
Dutch:	gezaghebbend
Estonian:	autoriteetne
Finnish:	arvovaltainen
French:	autorisé
German:	maßgeblich
Greek:	έγκυρος, δόκιμος
Hungarian:	irányadó
Icelandic:	opinber
Indonesian:	berwenang
Italian:	autorevole

Japanese:	権威のある
Korean:	권위있는
Latvian:	autoritatīvs
Lithuanian:	autoritetingas
Norwegian:	ekspert-, autoritativ, pålitelig
Polish:	miarodajny
Portuguese (Brazil):	autorizada
Portuguese (Portugal):	de perito
Russian:	авторитетный
Slovak:	smerodajný
Slovenian:	pooblaščen
Spanish:	autorizada
Swedish:	auktoritativ
Turkish:	güvenilir

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

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