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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Authoritative \Au*thor"i*ta*tive\, a.
     1. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to
        obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The sacred functions of authoritative teaching.
                                                    --Barrow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial;
        peremptory; as, an authoritative tone.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The mock authoritative manner of the one, and the
              insipid mirth of the other.           --Swift.
        [1913 Webster] -- Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ly, adv. --
        Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ness, n.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  authoritative
       adj 1: having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important
              official"; "the captain's authoritative manner" [syn:
              important]
       2: of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work
          on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" [syn: classical,
           definitive]
       3: sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative
          communique"; "the authorized biography" [syn: authorized,
           authorised]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  authoritative
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 έγκυρος
     2 αυταρχικός (με ύφος που διατάζει)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  authoritative
     a.
     1 Arising or originating from a figure of authority
     2 Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a
  scholarly authority
     3 Having a commanding style.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  authoritative
     a.
     1 Arising or originating from a figure of authority
     2 Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a
  scholarly authority
     3 Having a commanding style.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  authoritative
     a.
     1 Arising or originating from a figure of authority
     2 Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a
  scholarly authority
     3 Having a commanding style.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  authoritative
     a.
     1 Arising or originating from a figure of authority
     2 Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a
  scholarly authority
     3 Having a commanding style.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  authoritative
     Englanti a.
     1 arvovaltainen, auktoritatiivinen
     2 käskevä, määräilevä
     3 virallinen, viranomaisen

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Authoritative /ɔːθˈɒɹɪtətˌɪv/
  موضع ثقة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  authoritative //ɔ-// //ɔːˈθɒɹɪtətɪv// //ɔːˈθɒɹɪtɪv// //ɔːˈθɒɹɪˌteɪtɪv// //əˈθɑɹɪtətɪv// //əˈθɑɹɪtɪv// //əˈθɑɹɪˌteɪtɪv// //əˈθɔɹɪtətɪv// //əˈθɔɹɪtɪv// //əˈθɔɹɪˌteɪtɪv// 
  1. авторитетен, достоверен
  accurate or definitive
  2. заповеднически
  having a commanding style
  3. авторитарен
  originating from a figure of authority

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  authoritative /ɔːθˈɒɹɪtətˌɪv/ 
  směrodatný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  authoritative /ɔːθˈɒɹɪtətˌɪv/
  panovačný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  authoritative /ɔːθˈɒɹɪtətˌɪv/
  autoritativní

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  authoritative /ɔːθˈɒɹɪtətˌɪv/
  úřední

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  authoritative /ɔːθˈɒɹɪtətˌɪv/ 
  awdurdodol 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  authoritative /ɔːθˈɒɹɪtətˌɪv/
  bestimmt, herrisch, gebieterisch 
        "with an authoritative voice"  - im Befehlston
        "in an authoritative tone of voice"  - im Befehlston
        "His manner is polite but authoritative."  - Er tritt höflich aber bestimmt auf.
     Synonym: magisterial
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  authoritative /ɔːθˈɒɹɪtətˌɪv/
  kompetent, fundiert, qualifiziert [geh.] , autoritativ [geh.] , maßgebend 
        "reports from authoritative quarters"  - Berichte von maßgeblicher Seite
        "clear and authoritative information"  - klare und kompetente Auskünfte
        "the most authoritative book on the subject"  - das fundierteste Buch zu diesem Thema
        "an authoritative/magisterial contribution to the discussion"  - ein qualifizierter Diskussionsbeitrag
        "the authoritative work on preventive fire protection"  - das Standardwerk zum vorbeugenden Brandschutz
     Synonym: magisterial
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  authoritative /ɔːθˈɒɹɪtətˌɪv/
  
  έγκυρος, επιβλητικός

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  authoritative //ɔ-// //ɔːˈθɒɹɪtətɪv// //ɔːˈθɒɹɪtɪv// //ɔːˈθɒɹɪˌteɪtɪv// //əˈθɑɹɪtətɪv// //əˈθɑɹɪtɪv// //əˈθɑɹɪˌteɪtɪv// //əˈθɔɹɪtətɪv// //əˈθɔɹɪtɪv// //əˈθɔɹɪˌteɪtɪv// 
  1. auktoritatiivinen 2.
  accurate or definitive
   3.
  originating from a figure of authority
  2. käskevä
  having a commanding style

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  authoritative /ɔːθˈɒɹɪtətˌɪv/ 
  1. आधिकारिक
        "authoritative instructions will be given on Sunday."
        "आधिकारिक निर्दैश रविवार को दिए जाएगें."
  2. प्रामाणिक
        "Information will be given by an authoritative source ."
        "सूचना प्रामाणिक ज़रिए द्वारा दी जाएगी."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  authoritative /ɔːθˈɒɹɪtətˌɪv/
  autoritativan, mjerodavan, zapovjednički

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  authoritative /ɔːθˈɒɹɪtətˌɪv/
  1. nagyon határozott
  2. megbízható
  3. parancsoló
  4. ellentmondást nem tûrô
  5. mérvadó
  6. hiteles
  7. irányadó

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  authoritative /əθɔːrəteitiv/
  1. autoritetingas
  2. patikimas

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  authoritative //ɔ-// //ɔːˈθɒɹɪtətɪv// //ɔːˈθɒɹɪtɪv// //ɔːˈθɒɹɪˌteɪtɪv// //əˈθɑɹɪtətɪv// //əˈθɑɹɪtɪv// //əˈθɑɹɪˌteɪtɪv// //əˈθɔɹɪtətɪv// //əˈθɔɹɪtɪv// //əˈθɔɹɪˌteɪtɪv// 
  myndig 2.
  having a commanding style
   3.
  originating from a figure of authority

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  authoritative /ɔ:ˈθɒrɪtətɪv/ 
   1.  autorytatywny
   2.  wyczerpujący, miarodajny

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  authoritative //ɔ-// //ɔːˈθɒɹɪtətɪv// //ɔːˈθɒɹɪtɪv// //ɔːˈθɒɹɪˌteɪtɪv// //əˈθɑɹɪtətɪv// //əˈθɑɹɪtɪv// //əˈθɑɹɪˌteɪtɪv// //əˈθɔɹɪtətɪv// //əˈθɔɹɪtɪv// //əˈθɔɹɪˌteɪtɪv// 
  1. auktoritativ
  accurate or definitive
  2. myndig
  having a commanding style

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈθɔɹəˌteɪtɪv/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  265 Moby Thesaurus words for "authoritative":
     Christian, Daedalian, absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, accepted,
     accurate, acquainted with, adept, adroit, approved, apt, arbitrary,
     aristocratic, armipotent, arrogant, artistic, ascendant, assuring,
     at home in, at home with, attested, authentic, authenticated,
     authoritarian, authorized, autocratic, binding, bossy, bravura,
     brilliant, canonical, cathedral, certified, charismatic, charming,
     circumstantiated, clean, clever, clothed with authority, cogent,
     commanding, competent, conclusive, confined, confirmed,
     consequential, considerable, consistent, controlling, conventional,
     conversant with, convictional, convincing, coordinated, correct,
     crack, crackerjack, cunning, customary, cute, daedal, decisive,
     deft, dependable, despotic, determinative, dexterous, dextrous,
     dictated, dictatorial, didactic, diplomatic, doctrinaire,
     documented, dogmatic, dominant, domineering, duly constituted,
     dynamic, effective, effectual, efficacious, eminent, empowered,
     enchanting, energetic, estimable, evangelical, ex cathedra,
     ex officio, excellent, expert, factual, faithful, familiar with,
     fancy, feature, featured, feudal, firm, forceful, forcible,
     formulary, good, goodish, governing, graceful, great, grinding,
     handy, hard and fast, hegemonic, hegemonistic, high-handed,
     high-potency, high-powered, high-pressure, high-tension,
     imperative, imperial, imperious, important, impressive, in force,
     in power, indisputable, influential, informed in, ingenious,
     instructive, intimate with, irrefutable, irresistible, just,
     knowledgeable, lawful, leading, learned, legal, legitimate,
     limited, literal, logical, lordly, magisterial, magistral,
     magnetic, mandatory, master of, masterful, masterly, mighty,
     mighty in battle, momentous, monocratic, neat, no mean,
     of the faith, official, operative, oppressive, orthodox,
     orthodoxical, overbearing, overruling, peremptory, personable,
     persuasive, politic, potent, powerful, preceptive, preeminent,
     prepotent, prescribed, prescript, prescriptive, prestigious,
     professional, proficient, proficient in, prominent, proper, proven,
     puissant, quick, quite some, ranking, ready, received, regulation,
     reliable, repressive, reputable, resourceful, restricted, right,
     rubric, ruling, sanctioned, satisfactory, satisfying, scholarly,
     scriptural, self-consistent, senior, severe, skillful, slick,
     solid, some, sound, specialist, specialistic, specialized,
     standard, statesmanlike, statutory, strict, striking, strong,
     strong in, stylish, suasive, substantial, sufficient, superior,
     suppressive, supreme, sure, tactful, technical, telling, textual,
     the compleat, the complete, totalitarian, traditional,
     traditionalistic, true, true-blue, trustable, trustworthy,
     truthful, tyrannical, tyrannous, unrefutable, up on, valid,
     validated, verifiable, verified, veritable, versed in, vigorous,
     virtuoso, vital, weighty, well-done, well-founded, well-grounded,
     well-read in, winning, workmanlike
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 权威的,有权威的,命令式的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 权威的,有权威的,命令式的

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