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magisterial
adjective
Used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
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madʒɪˈstɪəɹɪəl
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adjective
Used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
“His distinguished bearing”
adjective
Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
“An autocratic person”
adjective
Of or relating to a magistrate
“Official magisterial functions”
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His distinguished bearing
The monarch's imposing presence
She reigned in magisterial beauty
An autocratic person
Autocratic behavior
A bossy way of ordering others around
A rather aggressive and dominating character
Managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way
Official magisterial functions
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