Having or arising from authority

• standard

  1. Serving as or conforming to an established or accepted measurement or value:
  2. Widely recognized or employed as a model of authority or excellence:
  3. Acceptable but of less than top quality:

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  1. Serving as or conforming to an established or accepted measurement or value:
  2. Widely recognized or employed as a model of authority or excellence:
  3. Acceptable but of less than top quality:

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• sanctioned

  1. Simple past tense and past participle of sanction.

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  1. Simple past tense and past participle of sanction.

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• official

  1. Of or relating to an office or a post of authority:
  2. Authorized by a proper authority; authoritative:
  3. Holding office or serving in a public capacity:

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  1. Of or relating to an office or a post of authority:
  2. Authorized by a proper authority; authoritative:
  3. Holding office or serving in a public capacity:

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• conclusive

  1. Serving to put an end to doubt, question, or uncertainty; decisive:

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  1. Serving to put an end to doubt, question, or uncertainty; decisive:

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Worthy of belief, as because of precision or faithfulness to an original

• valid

  1. Well grounded; just:
  2. Producing the desired results; efficacious:
  3. Having legal force; effective or binding:

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  1. Well grounded; just:
  2. Producing the desired results; efficacious:
  3. Having legal force; effective or binding:

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• trustworthy

  1. Warranting trust; reliable.

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  1. Warranting trust; reliable.

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• true

  1. Consistent with fact or reality; not false or erroneous:
  2. Not counterfeit; real or genuine:
  3. Conforming to the characteristics or criteria of a group or type; typical:

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  1. Consistent with fact or reality; not false or erroneous:
  2. Not counterfeit; real or genuine:
  3. Conforming to the characteristics or criteria of a group or type; typical:

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• faithful

  1. Adhering firmly and devotedly, as to a person, cause, or idea; loyal.
  2. Engaging in sex only with one's spouse or only with one's partner in a sexual relationship.
  3. Responsible; conscientious:

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  1. Adhering firmly and devotedly, as to a person, cause, or idea; loyal.
  2. Engaging in sex only with one's spouse or only with one's partner in a sexual relationship.
  3. Responsible; conscientious:

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• credible

  1. Capable of being believed; believable or plausible:
  2. Considered capable of achieving a goal:
  3. Being of sufficient military capability to deter an attack or carry out an operation successfully:

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  1. Capable of being believed; believable or plausible:
  2. Considered capable of achieving a goal:
  3. Being of sufficient military capability to deter an attack or carry out an operation successfully:

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• convincing

  1. Serving to convince; persuasive or believable:
  2. Showing clearly the excellence or superiority of a competitor:

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  1. Serving to convince; persuasive or believable:
  2. Showing clearly the excellence or superiority of a competitor:

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• authentic

  1. Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief:
  2. Being so in fact; not fraudulent or counterfeit:
  3. Executed in a manner so as to produce legal effectiveness:

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  1. Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief:
  2. Being so in fact; not fraudulent or counterfeit:
  3. Executed in a manner so as to produce legal effectiveness:

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Serving the function of deciding or settling with finality

• final

  1. Forming or occurring at the end; last:
  2. Of or constituting the end result of a succession or process; ultimate:
  3. Not to be changed or reconsidered; unalterable:

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  1. Forming or occurring at the end; last:
  2. Of or constituting the end result of a succession or process; ultimate:
  3. Not to be changed or reconsidered; unalterable:

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• determinative

  1. Able or serving to determine:
  2. A determining factor.

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  1. Able or serving to determine:
  2. A determining factor.

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• definitive

  1. Serving to define or identify as distinct from others:
  2. Supplying or being a final settlement or decision; conclusive:
  3. Authoritative and complete:

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  1. Serving to define or identify as distinct from others:
  2. Supplying or being a final settlement or decision; conclusive:
  3. Authoritative and complete:

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• decisive

  1. Settling a matter or conflict; conclusive:
  2. Characterized by or showing the ability to make decisions quickly and firmly; resolute:

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  1. Settling a matter or conflict; conclusive:
  2. Characterized by or showing the ability to make decisions quickly and firmly; resolute:

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• conclusive

  1. Serving to put an end to doubt, question, or uncertainty; decisive:

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  1. Serving to put an end to doubt, question, or uncertainty; decisive:

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Exercising authority

• masterful

  1. Acting or capable of acting as a master or leader, especially in being domineering or imperious:
  2. Having or showing mastery or skill; expert:

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  1. Acting or capable of acting as a master or leader, especially in being domineering or imperious:
  2. Having or showing mastery or skill; expert:

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• lordly

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a lord.
  2. Very dignified and noble:
  3. Pretentiously arrogant and overbearing.

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  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a lord.
  2. Very dignified and noble:
  3. Pretentiously arrogant and overbearing.

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• dominant

  1. Exercising the most power, control, or influence:
  2. Most abundant or conspicuous; predominant:
  3. Higher; overlooking:

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  1. Exercising the most power, control, or influence:
  2. Most abundant or conspicuous; predominant:
  3. Higher; overlooking:

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• commanding

  1. Having command; controlling.
  2. Dominating, as by magnitude or position:

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  1. Having command; controlling.
  2. Dominating, as by magnitude or position:

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Based on competent authority

• sound

  1. Vibrations transmitted through an elastic solid or a liquid or gas, with frequencies in the approximate range of 20 to 20,000 hertz, capable of being detected by human organs of hearing.
  2. Transmitted vibrations of any frequency.
  3. The sensation stimulated in the organs of hearing by such vibrations in the air or other medium.

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  1. Vibrations transmitted through an elastic solid or a liquid or gas, with frequencies in the approximate range of 20 to 20,000 hertz, capable of being detected by human organs of hearing.
  2. Transmitted vibrations of any frequency.
  3. The sensation stimulated in the organs of hearing by such vibrations in the air or other medium.

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• definitive

  1. Serving to define or identify as distinct from others:
  2. Supplying or being a final settlement or decision; conclusive:
  3. Authoritative and complete:

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  1. Serving to define or identify as distinct from others:
  2. Supplying or being a final settlement or decision; conclusive:
  3. Authoritative and complete:

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• dependable

  1. Trustworthy.

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  1. Trustworthy.

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• authentic

  1. Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief:
  2. Being so in fact; not fraudulent or counterfeit:
  3. Executed in a manner so as to produce legal effectiveness:

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  1. Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief:
  2. Being so in fact; not fraudulent or counterfeit:
  3. Executed in a manner so as to produce legal effectiveness:

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• trustworthy

  1. Warranting trust; reliable.

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  1. Warranting trust; reliable.

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• reliable

  1. Capable of being relied on; dependable:
  2. Yielding the same or compatible results in different clinical experiments or statistical trials.

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  1. Capable of being relied on; dependable:
  2. Yielding the same or compatible results in different clinical experiments or statistical trials.

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• scholarly

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of scholarship:
  2. Having or showing a strong interest in scholarship or learning.

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  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of scholarship:
  2. Having or showing a strong interest in scholarship or learning.

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• well-documented

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• well-supported

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Having authority

• authorized

  1. established or justified by authority
  2. given authority

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  1. established or justified by authority
  2. given authority

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• standard

  1. Serving as or conforming to an established or accepted measurement or value:
  2. Widely recognized or employed as a model of authority or excellence:
  3. Acceptable but of less than top quality:

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  1. Serving as or conforming to an established or accepted measurement or value:
  2. Widely recognized or employed as a model of authority or excellence:
  3. Acceptable but of less than top quality:

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• valid

  1. Well grounded; just:
  2. Producing the desired results; efficacious:
  3. Having legal force; effective or binding:

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  1. Well grounded; just:
  2. Producing the desired results; efficacious:
  3. Having legal force; effective or binding:

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• canonical

  1. Of, relating to, or required by canon law.
  2. Of or appearing in the biblical canon.
  3. Conforming to orthodox or well-established rules or patterns, as of procedure.

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  1. Of, relating to, or required by canon law.
  2. Of or appearing in the biblical canon.
  3. Conforming to orthodox or well-established rules or patterns, as of procedure.

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• worthy of acceptance

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• decisive

  1. Settling a matter or conflict; conclusive:
  2. Characterized by or showing the ability to make decisions quickly and firmly; resolute:

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  1. Settling a matter or conflict; conclusive:
  2. Characterized by or showing the ability to make decisions quickly and firmly; resolute:

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• entitled to obedience

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• having the weight of authority

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• weighty

  1. Having considerable weight; heavy.
  2. Burdensome; oppressive:
  3. Of great consequence; serious or momentous:

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  1. Having considerable weight; heavy.
  2. Burdensome; oppressive:
  3. Of great consequence; serious or momentous:

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• having due authority

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• sovereign

  1. A king, queen, or other noble person who serves as chief of state; a ruler or monarch.
  2. A national governing council or committee.
  3. A nation that governs territory outside its borders.

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  1. A king, queen, or other noble person who serves as chief of state; a ruler or monarch.
  2. A national governing council or committee.
  3. A nation that governs territory outside its borders.

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• ruling

  1. Exercising control or authority:
  2. Predominant:
  3. The act of governing or controlling.

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  1. Exercising control or authority:
  2. Predominant:
  3. The act of governing or controlling.

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• orthodox

  1. Adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion.
  2. Adhering to the Christian faith as expressed in the early Christian ecumenical creeds.
  3. Of or relating to any of the churches or rites of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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  1. Adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion.
  2. Adhering to the Christian faith as expressed in the early Christian ecumenical creeds.
  3. Of or relating to any of the churches or rites of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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• imposing

  1. Impressive, as in size, power, or accomplishment:

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  1. Impressive, as in size, power, or accomplishment:

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• impressive

  1. Making a strong positive impression; inspiring admiration or awe:

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  1. Making a strong positive impression; inspiring admiration or awe:

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• mandatory

  1. Required or commanded by authority; obligatory:
  2. Of, having the nature of, or containing a mandate.
  3. Holding a League of Nations mandate over a territory.

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  1. Required or commanded by authority; obligatory:
  2. Of, having the nature of, or containing a mandate.
  3. Holding a League of Nations mandate over a territory.

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• legal

  1. Of, relating to, or concerned with law:
  2. Established or recognized by law:
  3. Authorized by law:

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  1. Of, relating to, or concerned with law:
  2. Established or recognized by law:
  3. Authorized by law:

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• lawful

  1. Being within the law; allowed by law:
  2. Established, sanctioned, or recognized by the law:
  3. Obeying the law; law-abiding.

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  1. Being within the law; allowed by law:
  2. Established, sanctioned, or recognized by the law:
  3. Obeying the law; law-abiding.

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• dominant

  1. Exercising the most power, control, or influence:
  2. Most abundant or conspicuous; predominant:
  3. Higher; overlooking:

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  1. Exercising the most power, control, or influence:
  2. Most abundant or conspicuous; predominant:
  3. Higher; overlooking:

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• ex cathedra (Latin)

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• supreme

  1. Greatest in power, authority, or rank; paramount or dominant.
  2. Greatest in importance, degree, significance, character, or achievement.
  3. Ultimate; final:

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  1. Greatest in power, authority, or rank; paramount or dominant.
  2. Greatest in importance, degree, significance, character, or achievement.
  3. Ultimate; final:

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• administrative

  1. of or connected with administration; executive

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  1. of or connected with administration; executive

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• imperial

  1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of an empire or a sovereign, especially an emperor or empress:
  2. Ruling over extensive territories or over colonies or dependencies:
  3. Having supreme authority; sovereign.

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  1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of an empire or a sovereign, especially an emperor or empress:
  2. Ruling over extensive territories or over colonies or dependencies:
  3. Having supreme authority; sovereign.

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• executive

  1. A person or group having administrative or managerial authority in an organization.
  2. The chief officer of a government, state, or political division.
  3. The branch of government charged with putting into effect a country's laws and the administering of its functions.

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  1. A person or group having administrative or managerial authority in an organization.
  2. The chief officer of a government, state, or political division.
  3. The branch of government charged with putting into effect a country's laws and the administering of its functions.

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• official

  1. Of or relating to an office or a post of authority:
  2. Authorized by a proper authority; authoritative:
  3. Holding office or serving in a public capacity:

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  1. Of or relating to an office or a post of authority:
  2. Authorized by a proper authority; authoritative:
  3. Holding office or serving in a public capacity:

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Suggestive of authority

• domineering

  1. Arrogant in asserting or attempting to assert one's will over others; overbearing.

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  1. Arrogant in asserting or attempting to assert one's will over others; overbearing.

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• officious

  1. Marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others:
  2. Informal; unofficial.
  3. Motivated by the desire to help others.

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  1. Marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others:
  2. Informal; unofficial.
  3. Motivated by the desire to help others.

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• dogmatic

  1. Relating to, characteristic of, or resulting from dogma.
  2. Asserting or insisting upon ideas or principles, especially when unproven or unexamined, in an imperious or arrogant manner:
  3. Characterized by such assertion, often with an unconsidered rejection of criticism:

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  1. Relating to, characteristic of, or resulting from dogma.
  2. Asserting or insisting upon ideas or principles, especially when unproven or unexamined, in an imperious or arrogant manner:
  3. Characterized by such assertion, often with an unconsidered rejection of criticism:

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