Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
Authority, as backing some statement, injunction, or command.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: control
Narrower terms: power of appointment, carte blanche, command, imperium, lordship, muscle, sovereignty
noun
an authoritative declaration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: pronouncement, dictum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: declaration
Narrower terms: directive
noun
one chap's arbitrary assertion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: affirmation, assertion, statement
History
From say + so. Compare says who.
