transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈthär-ə-ˌtā-tiv, ȯ-, -ˈthȯr- ]
adjective
Date: 1605
1.
a. : having or proceeding from authority : official
authoritative church doctrines
b. : showing evident authority : definitive
a most authoritative literary critique
2. : dictatorial 2
• au·thor·i·ta·tive·ly adverb
• au·thor·i·ta·tive·ness noun