Do you regard dictionaries as absolutely authoritative over the meaning of a word?

Juditha

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e.g. the definition of "feminism", the definition of "gay", the definition of "masculine", or the definition of "sex"?

If so, on what basis are dictionaries written? How do you account for semantic shifts documented by the iterations of those very dictionaries? How do you account for divergences of usage among recognized authorities on a subject?
 
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