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say-so
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun say-so has 3 senses
- say-so(n = noun.communication) Array - one chap's arbitrary assertion; Array is a kind of affirmation, assertion, statement
- say-so(n = noun.communication) dictum, pronouncement - an authoritative declaration; Array is a kind of declaration
- say-so(n = noun.attribute) authorisation, authority, authorization, dominance, potency - the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state" has particulars: power of appointment, carte blanche, command, imperium, lordship, muscle, sovereignty
has particulars: directive
is a kind of control
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