Synonyms for say-so
say-so

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1. say-sonoun

   one chap's arbitrary assertion

   Synonyms:
   potency, authorisation, dominance, authority, authorization, pronouncement, dictum

2. pronouncement, dictum, say-sonoun

   an authoritative declaration

   Synonyms:
   potency, obiter dictum, dominance, authority, dictum, authorisation, pronouncement, authorization

3. authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-sonoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   potence, potency, government agency, potentiality, federal agency, assurance, ascendance, authorization, ascendency, control, strength, effectiveness, self-confidence, laterality, potential, self-assurance, agency, dictum, ascendancy, sanction, dominance, sureness, confidence, bureau, office, authority, empowerment, ascendence, authorisation, mandate, pronouncement

Matched Categories

1. • Affirmation
   • Control
   • Declaration

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1. Marzuki Darusman:

   We are closing in on the North Koreans, and the nature of the regime is such that with total, complete control of the system nothing happens anywhere in that country without the say-so of the highest, supreme leader, chairman of that country, Mr Kim Jong-un.

2. Imam Muhammad Musri:

   These statements legitimize the thoughts of people who are radical, they feel these leaders are agreeing with them, so it's becoming more acceptable for them to say so, to do so.

3. Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann:

   Refugees from Muslim countries may not be used to seeing extremely drunk people in public, it might seem a bit odd to some of them, if I may say so, but this is the reality.

4. Mishela Topalli:

   Even his friends would say so.

5. John Cornyn:

   I read just a summary of it, and I frankly struggle to understand the legal theory, number 1, why would a state -- even such a great state as Texas -- have a say-so on how other states administer their elections ?