"authoritative" meaning in English

See authoritative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɔːˈθɒrɪˌteɪtɪv/ [UK], /əˈθɔrɪˌteɪtɪv/ [US], /əˈθɔrɪtətɪv/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-authoritative.wav [UK] Forms: authoritative [positive], more authoritative [comparative], most authoritative [superlative]
Etymology: authority + -ative Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|authority|ative}} authority + -ative Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone is authoritative, they seem to have power and are likely obeyed.
    Sense id: simple-authoritative-en-adj-2~RjH3o8
  2. If something is authoritative, it is based on all the most important information.
    Sense id: simple-authoritative-en-adj-AOmzLx6m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ative
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