[QUOTE] [B][SIZE="4"]"authoritative"[/SIZE][/B] [B]adjective[/B] [LIST=1] [*]having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/important"]important[/URL]] [*]of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/classical"]classical[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/definitive"]definitive[/URL]] [*]sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/authorized"]authorized[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/authorised"]authorised[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL="http://www.word.sc/authoritative"]http://www.word.sc/authoritative[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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