The phrase "an authoritative reference" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a source of information that is considered reliable and credible.
Example: "For accurate information on climate change, the report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change serves as an authoritative reference."
Alternatives: "a reliable source" or "a credible reference."
This edition of an authoritative reference work has been updated for the subway's centennial.
The report aims to be an authoritative reference on scientific research, legislation and policy issues associated with the drug in Europe.
First published in 1980 and updated in three subsequent editions, Burton's Legal Thesaurus (MacMillan) is considered an authoritative reference tool and the only freestanding thesaurus in the industry.
Once officially approved by CFS, the FAO says the guidelines will serve as an authoritative reference for national authorities when passing laws and setting policy on access and ownership rights for land, fisheries, and forest resources.
Pollet added, "For us, as for all the illustrators of the project, from all four corners of Europe, New Yorker covers are an authoritative reference," balancing "elegance of style and relevance of subject".
Geoffroy's tables remained an authoritative reference throughout most of the 18th century, until they were invalidated by Claude-Louis Berthollet's demonstration that the thoroughness of chemical reactions depends upon the relative quantities of the starting materials and the physical conditions pertaining during the reaction.
The programme, started in 1972, has become an international authoritative reference and represents an early 'evidence-based' development bringing together a comprehensive evaluation of both experimental and epidemiological data.
In selecting appropriate variables, the World Health Organization (WHO) was referenced as an authoritative source.
Jones was sufficiently esteemed by Peirce for him to cite her Elements of Logic as a Science of Propositions as an authoritative source on the "Material Fallacy" in Baldwin's widely-read reference work, Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology.
There is significant value to all stakeholders in having a common authoritative reference point for all industry participants, minimizing the time and cost associated with acquiring accurate and consistent information regarding regulatory requirements and food safety standards.
