Meaning of say-so | Babel Free

Definitions

Authority, as backing some statement, injunction, or command.

informal

Examples

“I wouldn't buy⟳ anything that expensive just on the say-so of a saleman.”

“You are not to go into that room without my say-so.”

“On whose say-so?”

“At the moment, and in "an emergency", you or I could be sent to the bin, willy-nilly, on the say-so of a single doctor (who may never have⟳ seen us before, and need⟳ have⟳ no particular experience⟳ of mental illness), so long as the application is supported by one of our relatives, or by a "social worker".”

“the answer⟳ is that we just 'think⟳' ourselves to Be Goodness Itself, we confer that Goodness upon ourselves by say-so, […]”

“We could only know⟳ the authors are eye witnesses by taking it on their say-so, that is, by believing them, or by believing a string of say-sos.”

“"I guess⟳ I have⟳ gotten fed up with the government. You're only helped if you're on the good side. If you're on the bad side, then you can't have⟳ help⟳, you've got no say-so, and you've got no rights, […]"”

“Urban Dictionary records at least 66 of the terms found by the present⟳ research⟳, but as this dictionary liberally accepts words, definitions, and sample sentences based solely on the say-so of contributors, in the absence of corroboration from other sources the authenticity of some entries must remain⟳ dubious.”

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