Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An unsupported statement or assurance.
- noun An expression of permission or approval.
- noun The right or authority to decide.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A saying or assertion; especially, an authoritative declaration; a command.
- noun A personal assertion; an expression of individual opinion; hence, mere report; rumor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Statement that something isso . - noun informal
Permission . - noun
Say ,voice (in a matter).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the power or right to give orders or make decisions
- noun an authoritative declaration
- noun one chap's arbitrary assertion
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Examples
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On the say-so of economists, Congress has spent upwards of $1 trillion to "stimulate" an economy that remains unstimulated.
Follow the Money James Grant 2011
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We're thinking of people like fund managers Bill Miller and Eddie Lampert, who were holders of Fannie and Freddie stock, as they later made known, partly on Mr. Paulson's say-so.
Making the Next Bailout the Last Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2011
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They have the authority (and the numbers) to bring the issue to the floor without Quinn's say-so.
Tim Judson: Boat Is Sinking for Opponents of Paid Sick Days -- Quinn Should Bail Out Now Tim Judson 2010
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What we need is for established writers, one's who have enough say-so, to start writing YA fiction about other races.
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Abuse is easy because no proof is needed – an alleged blasphemer can be locked up, and even executed, on the say-so of witnesses.
A divided Pakistan buries Salmaan Taseer and a liberal dream 2011
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They have the authority (and the numbers) to bring the issue to the floor without Quinn's say-so.
Tim Judson: Boat Is Sinking for Opponents of Paid Sick Days -- Quinn Should Bail Out Now Tim Judson 2010
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We don't have the final say-so – therefore we do not judge.
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What did surprise me was the number of letters from readers who were put off by my willingness to give my husband broad say-so in terms of my discretionary spending.
Readers Weigh In—and Have Lots to Say Katherine Rosman 2011
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They have the authority (and the numbers) to bring the issue to the floor without Quinn's say-so.
Tim Judson: Boat Is Sinking for Opponents of Paid Sick Days -- Quinn Should Bail Out Now Tim Judson 2010
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In fact, District residents are the only group of American citizens who pay federal taxes and contribute national guard troops to Afghanistan who are denied any say-so in how our government operates.
Kelly Moore: You Want a Publicist? Pay For Him Yourself, Senator Kelly Moore 2012
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