Definition as Noun

• one chap's arbitrary assertion
• an authoritative declaration
• the power or right to give orders or make decisions

• pronouncement, dictum

• authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance

• "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"

• Say-so vs pronouncement
• Say-so vs dictum
• Say-so vs authority
• Say-so vs authorization
• Say-so vs authorisation
• Say-so vs potency
• Say-so vs dominance