authoritative

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    having authority or ascendancy or influence
    of recognized authority or excellence
    sanctioned by established authority

Word Origin

authoritative (adj.)
c. 1600, "dictatorial" (a sense now restricted to authoritarian), from Medieval Latin authoritativus (see authority). Meaning "possessing authority" is recorded from 1650s; that of "proceeding from proper authority" is from 1809. Related: Authoritatively; authoritativeness.

Synonym

Example

1. Its news coverage is independent , questioning and authoritative .
2. Well , sometimes even the most authoritative analyses get things wrong .
3. The challenger 's authoritative performance achieved two things in that first debate .
4. There are no authoritative figures on the number and performance of microlending institutions .
5. A man with a flashy tie started yelling in a distinguished authoritative voice .

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