Synonym: commanding, influential, official, powerful. Similar words: authority, authorize, qualitative, tentative, vegetative, commutative, tentatively, representative. Meaning: [ɔː'θɒrɪtətɪv] adj. 1. having authority or ascendancy or influence 2. of recognized authority or excellence 3. sanctioned by established authority.
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31. No such authoritative review of clinical ecology can occur without the active participation of proponents of the approach.
32. It speaks of authoritative directives being based on or reflecting reasons which apply to their subjects in any case.
33. There is now a male voice, firm and authoritative, speaking on top of the music.
34. The belief is to some degree affected by being told so by their authoritative pastors.
35. The results provide the most authoritative and conclusive evidence to date of some enduring inequities in participation in such facilities.
36. In the meantime, reliable and authoritative sources placed further blame on the Vincennes for the shooting down of the airbus.
37. Perhaps the most authoritative Web site in the Stern universe is the one carefully maintained by Kevin Renzulli.
38. However it does give very authoritative descriptions of fighting aircraft, training, tactics and war reports.
39. Her authoritative performance made the superb mime and rhythms invigorating to watch.
40. Output expectations for the next four months are the highest recorded by the authoritative monthly survey since May last year.
41. They strutted around, sombre and authoritative, clearly in charge of the proceedings.
42. The authoritative, dedicated, and benign conductor was Williams Llewellyn, whose knowledge and love for the score was obvious.
43. The last concerns the way the existence of a binding authoritative directive affects the reasoning of the subjects of the authority.
44. A number of authoritative scholars seriously question the propriety of interpreting prehistoric remains by reference to the customs of modern primitive peoples.
45. In common with Boyd's previous works the text is authoritative while at the same time highly readable.
46. Since it gives one an additional reason to respect authoritative directives it affects all one's encounters with authority.
47. He's like some perfect uncle, authoritative and kind,(sentencedict.com) but slightly removed.
48. No chemistry department can afford to purchase software without reference to this authoritative guide.
49. Imagine a president who claims to be normal and still speaks in an authoritative tone of voice.
50. The report has been welcomed by many legislators as the most authoritative and independent assessment of the old-growth timber industry ever prepared.
51. That's because we are all impressed by authoritative statements spiced with statistics. Sentencedict.com
52. The gas supply situation is, however, the subject of some controversy with substantial differences appearing in estimates by authoritative groups.
53. But as his presence increased, his manner took on a more and more authoritative tone.
54. The book is certainly authoritative but may well daunt the uncommitted reader by its relentlessly hard-nosed factuality.
55. Several authoritative sources provide very detailed guidance relative to what constitutes an acceptable accounting method.
56. A clear, authoritative statement of the new doctrine evolving is yet to be announced.
57. The obvious question is how long the present authoritative regime will be able to resist the pressures.
58. You are unlikely always to have access to an authoritative edition.
59. Jacopo della Quercia provides an authoritative guide to one of the great neglected sculptors of the fifteenth century.
60. Rather the court gave an authoritative ruling on how the statutory definition applies in the case of a motor vehicle.
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