Noun

• S: (n) say-so (say-so%1:10:01::) (one chap's arbitrary assertion)
• S: (n) pronouncement (pronouncement%1:10:00::), dictum (dictum%1:10:00::), say-so (say-so%1:10:00::) (an authoritative declaration)
• S: (n) authority (authority%1:07:00::), authorization (authorization%1:07:00::), authorisation (authorisation%1:07:00::), potency (potency%1:07:01::), dominance (dominance%1:07:00::), say-so (say-so%1:07:00::) (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"