authoritative
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5.8
- adjective
- /əˈθɔrɪtətɪv/
- The report issued by the experts was considered the most authoritative source on climate change issues.
- authoritative parenting
- authoritative and indulgent
- an authoritative source
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Watch on YouTubeDon't try to act more authoritative.
- Don't try to act more authoritative.
- Whichever way you want to go, there will be someone authoritative to tell you about it.
- And in a move designed to flex their new authoritative muscles, the guards also decided it might be fun.
- Why should your vote of two years ago count as morally authoritative now if your interests and your will have changed?
- So that's the middle path of like authoritative where you're sensitive, but you stick with your limits and boundaries because you know that that's going to benefit your kids.
- He says in the sense that it exists and is authoritative in and for itself.
- How did people follow such terrible directions from granted, authoritative figures?
- So misusing it means I have all these talents and plus a authoritative presentation.
- Strangely, that seems more authoritative than having most of them do on Tuesdays and some on Thursdays.
- And I think that most Christians regard them as having some kind of authoritative role in their in their in their faith.
Examples
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Yes, in fact, Milliken was the author of the most authoritative book on the subject.
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Whichever way you want to go, there will be someone authoritative to tell you about it.
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Internal documents noted that "the conference will provide authoritative statements in support of smoking."
Academic text (2011) -
So people had the habit of expecting what came from the radio to be authoritative, to be actual instructions from the government.
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You then look at how authoritative that outlet's track record is and that person's reputation.
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There is no authoritative interpretation of the scriptures in this world.
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They listen eagerly for any voice which sounds authoritative.
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One of the most authoritative voices in this chorus is Ken Bergens, who asked the question:
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"Admonishing students in an authoritative manner, they sought to imbue them with democratic values."
Academic text (1990) -
So Galen became the authoritative interpreter of Hippocrates.
Synonyms
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4.2
Something that seems true and that people can trust
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6.1
A book or study that is the most complete and respected on a subject
Antonyms
How Authoritative
- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word authoritative comes from the same root as author and authority, from an old Latin word auctor meaning 'originator' or 'maker'. So an authoritative person or book comes from a trusted, original source and speaks with confidence.