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authoritative   (TTS Sound)

The adj authoritative has 3 senses

• authoritative, important -- (having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner")


• authoritative, classical, classic, definitive -- (of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation")


• authoritative, authorized, authorised -- (sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography")