<b><font size="4">"authoritative"</font></b><br/><b>adjective</b> <ol> <li>having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner" [syn: <a href="../important.html">important</a>] </li> <li>of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" [syn: <a href="../classical.html">classical</a>, <a href="../definitive.html">definitive</a>] </li> <li>sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography" [syn: <a href="../authorized.html">authorized</a>, <a href="../authorised.html">authorised</a>]</li> </ol> Source: <a href="../authoritative.html">http://www.word.sc/authoritative</a>

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