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1. (adj.) authoritative
having the weight of authority; official.
2. authoritative
substantiated or supported by evidence and accepted by most authorities in a field:
the authoritative edition.
3. authoritative
having an air of or exercising authority; peremptory; dictatorial.
Etymology: (1595–1605)
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| Definition of 'authoritative' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) authoritative, important
having authority or ascendancy or influence
"an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner"
2. (adj) authoritative, classical, classic, definitive
of recognized authority or excellence
"the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation"
3. (adj) authoritative, authorized, authorised
sanctioned by established authority
"an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography"
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| Definition of 'authoritative' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) authoritative
having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding
2. (adj) authoritative
having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial; peremptory; as, an authoritative tone
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Sense: said or written by an expert or a person in authority
an authoritative opinion.
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 Afrikaans: gesaghebbend |
 Arabic: صادِر عَن سُلْطَه مُخْتَص |
 Bulgarian: достоверен |
 Brazilian: competente |
 Czech: směrodatný, určující |
 German: maßgeblich |
 Danish: ekspert-; autoritativ; på |
 Greek: έγκυρος, δόκιμος |
 Spanish: autorizada |
 Estonian: autoriteetne |
 Farsi: قابل اطمینان؛ موثق |
 Finnish: arvovaltainen |
 French: autorisé |
 Hebrew: סַמכוּתִי |
 Hindi: प्रामाणिक |
 Croatian: autoritativan |
 Hungarian: irányadó |
 Indonesian: berwenang |
 Icelandic: opinber |
 Italian: autorevole |
 Japanese: 権威のある |
 Korean: 권위 있는 |
 Lithuanian: autoritetingas |
 Latvian: autoritatīvs |
 Malay: pakar dalam bidang kuasa |
 Dutch: gezaghebbend |
 Norwegian: ekspert-, autoritativ, på |
 Polish: miarodajny |
 Persian: قابل اطمینان؛ موثق |
 Pashto: د اطمینان وړ |
 Portuguese: de perito |
 Romanian: autorizat |
 Russian: авторитетный |
 Slovak: smerodajný |
 Slovenian: pooblaščen |
 Serbian: autoritativan |
 Swedish: auktoritativ |
 Thai: ซึ่งเชื่อถือได้ |
 Turkish: güvenilir |
 Taiwanese: 權威的 |
 Ukrainian: авторитетний |
 Urdu: تحکمانہ ، آمرانہ طور پر |
 Vietnamese: có thẩm quyền |
 Chinese: 有权威的 |
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