Sentence examples for is authoritative from inspiring English sources
adjective
Arising or originating from a figure of authority
- The authoritative rules in this school come not from the headmaster but from the aged matron.
What is authoritative is the score.
"It is authoritative and expert in its field".
The Oklahoma Supreme Court's interpretation of the state law is authoritative.
The ICRC is authoritative and operates in a precise and structured way.
She is authoritative in parliament – superficial attacks on her bounce off.
This "beautifully written" biography is "authoritative and moving," Caroline Alexander said here in 2002.
Jenkins's "Churchill" is authoritative, but it is scholarship with the chill off.
During these political passages and his later analysis of the City, his judgment is authoritative.
No one of these is authoritative for all, though some (e.g., the Heidelberg Catechism; 1563) are widely esteemed and used.
Sturrock's account, while not elegant, is authoritative, and offers us a careful, loving outline of a difficult man.
"He is authoritative, but his persona doesn't tell you anything about where he came from and how he got there.
