magisterial

On a number of other issues, however, the President's recent performance has hardly been magisterial.

From that point on, the magisterial word no longer ruled.

Then, if that is all right, I must be present in court at the magisterial inquiry.

Each magisterial office would be held concurrently by at least two people.

But often the magisterial quality of the performance turned ponderous.

A British art historian's "magisterial" look at black people in white culture.

Their magisterial functions are obscure now, but they were chief men in society.

The image has survived as a representation of magisterial power.

Hers is a magisterial attitude, and all the more telling for that.

This morning, you set out in magisterial fashion the order of priorities: nothing is more important than public health.

Used to describe the man who had been elected to magisterial office at the correct age.

"Call me what you want, girl," her father said with an air of magisterial finality.

Now, the assemblies were only used to hear the results of magisterial elections.

And what a handle would it be for the opposition magisterial party if the story got abroad!

Perhaps he sensed that his magisterial sway over the markets would not last another four years.

Then Sarto held up one hand in a magisterial gesture.

It would have been far better, he thought, to maintain a lofty and magisterial silence.

Will watched him for fifteen or twenty seconds, thinking how magisterial he looked.

In 1793 the collectors were relieved of their magisterial duties.

His tone was magisterial, the threat of dismissal there for all to see.

Just as it will be tomorrow, the court's magisterial courtroom is packed to capacity.

But Morse had taken over completely, and he held up his right hand with a confident, magisterial authority.

A number of delegates were then admitted, and the Chief received them with magisterial calm.

Then, last summer, he started to practice, with, evidently, less than his usual magisterial command.

The country is divided into magisterial districts, each of which has a magistrate's court.