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au.tho.ri.ta.tive con.straint[ɔ:θ'ɔritətiv kənstreint] n limitação de autoridade. -
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[o:'Ɵorəti]plural - authorities; noun1) (the power or right to do something: He gave me authority to act on his behalf.) autoridade2) (a person who is an expert, or a book that can be referred to, on a particular subject: He is an authority on Roman history.) autoridade3) ((usually in plural) the person or people who have power in an administration etc: The authorities would not allow public meetings.) autoridades4) (a natural quality in a person which makes him able to control and influence people: a man of authority.) autoridade•- authoritative* * *au.tho.ri.ty[ɔ:θ'ɔriti] n 1 autoridade. we must apply to the authorities / precisamos dirigir-nos às autoridades. 2 poder, jurisdição. 3 alto funcionário do governo. 4 chefe, gerente, diretor. 5 reputação, fama. I state this on the authority of Mr. Fleming / baseio minha alegação na autoridade do Sr. Fleming. 6 fonte autorizada. 7 perito, entendido. 8 autorização, direito. by authority of por ordem de, com permissão de. corporate authority direitos de pessoa jurídica. on good authority de boa fonte. to be in authority ter o poder nas mãos. to have authority to estar autorizado a, ter o direito de. -
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[o:'Ɵorəti]plural - authorities; noun1) (the power or right to do something: He gave me authority to act on his behalf.) autoridade2) (a person who is an expert, or a book that can be referred to, on a particular subject: He is an authority on Roman history.) autoridade3) ((usually in plural) the person or people who have power in an administration etc: The authorities would not allow public meetings.) autoridades4) (a natural quality in a person which makes him able to control and influence people: a man of authority.) autoridade•- authoritative
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Authoritative — Au*thor i*ta*tive, a. 1. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding. [1913 Webster] The sacred functions of authoritative teaching. Barrow. [1913 Webster] 2. Having an air of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
authoritative — [adj1] recognized as true, valid accurate, attested, authentic, authenticated, circumstantiated, confirmed, definitive, dependable, documented, factual, faithful, learned, legit*, proven, reliable, righteous, scholarly, sound, straight from… … New thesaurus
authoritative — [ə thôr′ə tāt΄iv, əthär′ə tāt΄iv; ] also [, ə thôr′ə tə tiv΄, ə thär′ə tə tiv΄] adj. [ML auctoritativus] 1. having or showing authority; official 2. based on competent authority; reliable because coming from one who is an expert or properly… … English World dictionary
authoritative — index arbitrary and capricious, assertive, authentic, categorical, certain (positive), clear (certain) … Law dictionary
authoritative — (adj.) c.1600, dictatorial (a sense now restricted to AUTHORITARIAN (Cf. authoritarian)), from AUTHORITY (Cf. authority) (q.v.). Meaning possessing authority is recorded from 1650s; that of proceeding from proper authority is from 1809. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
authoritative — ► ADJECTIVE 1) reliable because true or accurate. 2) commanding and self confident. 3) supported by authority; official. DERIVATIVES authoritatively adverb authoritativeness noun … English terms dictionary
authoritative — [[t]ɔːθɒ̱rɪtətɪv, AM əθɔ͟ːrɪteɪtɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is authoritative gives an impression of power and importance and is likely to be obeyed. He has a commanding presence and deep, authoritative voice... Her smile was… … English dictionary
authoritative — authoritarian, authoritative These two words should be carefully distinguished as their implications are quite different. Authoritarian is generally used of people or their actions and has the unfavourable meaning ‘favouring or encouraging strict … Modern English usage
authoritative — authoritatively, adv. authoritativeness, n. /euh thawr i tay tiv, euh thor /, adj. 1. having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion. 2. substantiated or supported by documentary evidence and accepted… … Universalium
authoritative — au|thor|i|ta|tive [o:ˈθɔrıtətıv, ə US əˈθa:rəteıtıv, əˈθo: ] adj 1.) an authoritative book, account etc is respected because the person who wrote it knows a lot about the subject ▪ the most authoritative work on English surnames 2.) behaving or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
authoritative — adjective 1) authoritative information Syn: reliable, dependable, trustworthy, sound, authentic, valid, attested, verifiable; accurate Ant: unreliable 2) the authoritative edition S … Thesaurus of popular words