SAY-SO

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The power or right to give orders or make decisions

Example:

a place of potency in the state

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("say-so" is a kind of...):

control (power to direct or determine)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "say-so"):

power of appointment (authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property)

carte blanche (complete freedom or authority to act)

command (the power or authority to command)

imperium (supreme authority; absolute dominion)

lordship (the authority of a lord)

muscle (authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way))

sovereignty (the authority of a state to govern another state)

Meaning:

An authoritative declaration

Synonyms:

dictum; pronouncement; say-so

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("say-so" is a kind of...):

declaration (a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "say-so"):

directive (a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity)

Meaning:

One chap's arbitrary assertion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("say-so" is a kind of...):

affirmation; assertion; statement (the act of affirming or asserting or stating something)