7
authoritative(adjective, official, authorized)
4
authorized
4
official(adjective, legitimate, authorized)
3
sanctioned(adjective, officially)
3
authoritatively
3
powerful
2
approved
2
authorised
2
authoritarian
2
autocratic
2
by virtue of position
2
clothed with authority(expression, idiom)
2
commanding
2
competent
2
consequential
2
considerable
2
controlling
2
departmental
2
dominant
1
administrative
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