authoritative

  • 21authoritative — au•thor•i•ta•tive [[t]əˈθɔr ɪˌteɪ tɪv, əˈθɒr [/t]] adj. 1) having the weight of authority; official 2) substantiated or supported by evidence and accepted by most authorities in a field: the authoritative edition[/ex] 3) having an air of or… …

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  • 22authoritative — /ɔˈθɒrətətɪv/ (say aw thoruhtuhtiv), /ə / (say uh ) adjective 1. having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion. 2. having an air of authority; positive; peremptory; dictatorial. –authoritatively,… …

  • 23authoritative — adj. 1 being recognized as true or dependable. 2 (of a person, behaviour, etc.) commanding or self confident. 3 official; supported by authority (an authoritative document). Derivatives: authoritatively adv. authoritativeness n …

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  • 24Authoritative Answer — or aa is a flag in the answer from a query to a DNS server. It can be seen in the Domain Information Groper dig DNS lookup utility output when a server gives an authoritative answer, because the server is an authority for the domain.AA… …

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  • 25authoritative assertion — index dictum Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 26authoritative attestation — index certification (attested copy) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 27authoritative citation to appear — index monition (legal summons) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 28authoritative citation to appear before a court — index process (summons), summons, venire Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 29authoritative command — index edict, mandate, monition (legal summons), order (judicial directive), process (summons), summons Burton s Legal Thesaurus …

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  • 30authoritative decision — index adjudication, award, decree Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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