The phrase "authoritative handling" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a manner of managing or dealing with a situation that is confident and commanding.
Example: "The manager's authoritative handling of the crisis reassured the team and restored order."
Alternatives: "decisive management" or "commanding approach".
She both resents the woman's authoritative handling of Gabe's head and feels strangely grateful.
The minister, David Laws, a 44-year-old lawyer and former investment banker, had won widespread praise for his authoritative handling of his portfolio as chief secretary to the treasury, which made him one of the most prominent members of Prime Minister David Cameron's three-week-old government.
There is some gentle ribbing about her being the farmers' pin-up girl, but even the more taciturn rural types seem somewhat in awe of her, crossing the street to shake her hand and praising her authoritative handling of the foot and mouth crisis, imposing restrictions on local ports, despite contrary advice from London.
The explanation lies in the Norwegian political-administrative system, the mobilization of knowledge, the collaboration created by involving a group of ministries and the authoritative handling of conflicts by the cabinet.
It brings together authoritative guidelines for handling medical issues, from bodies such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), so doctors can check best practice before treating their patients.
Despite his occasional pangs of insecurity, Nichols's gentle but authoritative manner meant he was adept at handling actors.
Spaghetti and crab, tossed lightly with a lemon dressing, is fresh, delicately handled and authoritative, but the orecchiette can barely be found under a landslide of oxtail and wild boar ragu, and a black, sticky sage balsamic sauce makes squash ravioli so sweet it could drift over to the dessert menu.
"This crisis has the potential to be a lot worse than Lehman Brothers," said George Soros, the hedge fund investor, citing the lack of an authoritative pan-European body to handle a banking crisis of this severity.
The stained-glass windows of Georges Braque, Jacques Villon, Georges Rouault, Marc Chagall, and Alfred Manessier are also noteworthy if less authoritative in their handling of the medium.
"The way this crisis has been handled is typical of authoritative and totalitarian regimes that seek [to sow] confusion and uncertainty.
