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Say-so

noun

One chap's arbitrary assertion.

An authoritative declaration. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.

The power or right to give orders or make decisions. Synonyms: authorisation, authority, authorization, dominance, potency. "Deputies are given authorization to make arrests" , "A place of potency in the state"

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"Say-so" Quotes from Famous Books

... you thought so much of Lola!" he exclaimed. "She wasn't the kind of child a stranger'd be apt to get attached to. I hope you don't think I'd do anything mean? That isn't my style! All is, I'm her father, and a father ought to have some say-so. Now aint ...

— A Prairie Infanta • Eva Wilder Brodhead

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