3
bona fide(expression, adjective, good, sound, correct)
3
bossy
3
brilliant(adjective, sagacious)
3
categorical(adjective, precise, decisive, final, unambiguous)
3
clothed with authority(expression, idiom, government)
3
consequential
3
correct(adjective, good, sound, right, sensible)
3
crackerjack(adjective, expert)
3
despotic
3
documented(adjective, valid)
3
dynamic(adjective, strong, energetic, powerful, effective)
3
ex cathedra(expression, adjective, idiom, official, authorized)
3
indisputable(adjective, clear, hard, sound, plain)
3
irrefutable(clear, sound, reasonable, certain, rational)
3
lordly(adjective, strong, authority, over)
3
masterly(adjective, domineering)
3
predominant(adjective, important, ruling, influential)
3
prescriptive(adjective, authoritarian)
3
proven(adjective, sound, reasonable, solid, proper)
3
real(adjective, clear, correct, right, firm)
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