"authoritative power" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when referring to a person or group with the authority to make decisions or control a situation. For example, "The principal was an authoritative figure with the power to make final decisions on all matters related to school policy."
Akhenaten was a revolutionary leader, who attempted to overturn Egypt's traditional gods; his monumental head casts considerable authoritative power here, which the images of Tut can only answer with elegant delicacy.
Afro-Cuban music is deeply imprinted on it, and between the detailed arrangements of the music and the authoritative power of its rhythm section, Sunday night's concert, part of the Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival, struck a neat compromise.
The word they first used, Dr. Leavitt said, made it "sound like God had been working out at the gym," conveying a vision of physical strength rather than authoritative power.
Lexicographers may want to stay away from such contentious issues, but the authoritative power of their dictionaries means they're inevitably caught up in such definitional wars — even as they try to stay above the fray and describe language without worrying about the sensitivities of one side or another in a political dispute.
The group, which included leading influenza researchers and public health officials, has no authoritative power.
Even when a certain law was exceptionally quick to pass, the authoritative power of such laws is commonly restricted to their local jurisdiction.
Instead, however, he claimed he married Guerrero because she had authoritative powers as the General Manager, and sought a divorce.
On the flip side, prosecutors say that because teachers have special disciplinary and authoritative powers, sexual relations with students is inherently coercive, and the law is designed to protect students in an educational environment.
In 1959, two social psychologists — Bertram Raven and John French — laid out an authoritative taxonomy of power in society, which remains the basis of the field today.
Having passed the first 20 minutes apparently trying to refocus after the disappointment of failing to lift the Premier League title less than 48 hours before, the Rangers players thereafter seemed to have put an end to the Queens supporters' fantasies, emphasising the difference in status between the clubs with an imposing, authoritative exhibition of power and conviction.
According to Michael Levi, the author of an authoritative new book, "The Power Surge: Energy, Opportunity, and the Battle for America's Future," the prospect that America could export natural gas has even helped our European allies gain leverage with its primary supplier of fossil fuels, Russia.
