The phrase "authoritative term" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a term that is recognized as having authority or is widely accepted in a particular field or context.
Example: "In legal discussions, the term 'precedent' is often considered an authoritative term that guides court decisions."
Alternatives: "definitive term" or "official term".
But the dominant role in shaping National Geographic's approach had evidently been given to scholars who emphasize the significance of extracanonical texts for the history of Christianity and tend to describe the emergence of scriptures considered reliable and authoritative in terms of power plays by church authorities pursuing institutional self-interest.
CAESAR scores the occurrences of extracted keyword terms in an authoritative text that summarizes the topic of interest.
This parental type is termed authoritative.
Alarmingly, discovery of fifth serotype (DENV-5) in Malaysia demands more authoritative measures in terms of surveillance, prevention and treatment [ 25].
Claiming that "Keds are the first shoes to be called sneakers," the company's Web site provided a seemingly authoritative origin story: "The term, coined in 1917 by Henry Nelson McKinney, an agent for the advertising firm N. W. Ayer & Son, refers to their soft, noiseless rubber soles, which allow the wearer to 'sneak' up on unsuspecting friends or family".
And now you've got, in terms of authoritative newspapers, you've got the national, if not international, New York Times, the national Washington Post, which is now gone from the Graham family to Jeff Bezos.
Richard A. Lanham's authoritative "A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms" lists no fewer than 36 figures of repetition covering everything from the repetition of sounds to the repetition of larger ideas and arguments.
Her interpretations of these works were magisterial: less inclined towards the subjectivity and rhythmic freedom that were by then gaining ground but deeply expressive in their own terms, and undeniably authoritative.
The continuing disputes over the consequences of the Chernobyl accident make it essential that a major international organization be created to support authoritative studies of the long-term effects of the world's biggest nuclear accident.
Bingham's definition of that much-used term is now entirely authoritative and will probably remain so for the next 120 years or more.
