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SAY-SO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The power or right to give orders or make decisions
Example:
a place of potency in the state
Synonyms:
authorisation; authority; authorization; dominance; potency; say-so
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)
Sense 2
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)
Sense 3
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)
