English-Italian translations for authoritative

• autorevole
  Un crimine che attende ormai da troppo tempo un giudizio autorevole. An authoritative assessment of such crimes is long overdue.
  Commissario Liikanen, noi ci aspettiamo un intervento autorevole. Commissioner Liikanen, we expect an authoritative intervention.
  E' una leadership autorevole, democratica, di cultura europea. It is an authoritative, democratic leadership, European in nature.
• autoritario
  Non crediamo tuttavia che il problema vada affrontato in modo autoritario. However, we do not believe that we can do this authoritatively.
  Credo perciò che l'Europa debba riaprire i negoziati con questo paese, in uno spirito di collaborazione piuttosto che seguendo un modello autoritario. Therefore, I believe that Europe must try to re-open negotiations in a collaborative rather than authoritative manner with this country.

Definition of authoritative

• Arising or originating from a figure of authority
• Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a scholarly authority
• Having a commanding style

Synonyms

• precise
• proper

Examples

• The authoritative rules in this school come not from the headmaster but from the aged matron.
• This book is the worlds most authoritative guide to insect breeding habits.
• He instructed us in that booming, authoritative voice of his.

Related words

• authoritativeness
• authoritatively
• unauthoritative
• authoritative masterful
• authoritative server