official; reliable; assertive, commanding
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Authoritative Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Authoritative Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.
Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.
(a.)
Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial; peremptory; as, an authoritative tone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutHaving an air of authority; positive; dictatorial; peremptory; as, an authoritative tone.
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.
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. -- au*thor"i*ta*tive*ly, adv. -- au*thor"i*ta*tive*ness, n.
Adjective
1. having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner"
(synonym) important
(similar) influential
2. of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation"
(synonym) classical, definitive
(similar) standard
3. sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography"
(synonym) authorized, authorised
(similar) official
Authoritative Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Authority (from the Latin auctoritas) is a right conferred by recognized social position. Authority often refers to power vested in an individual or organization by the state. Authority can also refer to recognized expertise in an area of academic knowledge. An Authority (capitalized) refers to a governing body upon which certain authority (with lower case a) is vested; for example, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.
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