What does say-so mean?
Definitions for say-so
say-so
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word say-so.
Princeton's WordNet
say-sonoun
one chap's arbitrary assertion
pronouncement, dictum, say-sonoun
an authoritative declaration
authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-sonoun
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"
Wiktionary
say-sonoun
Statement than something is so.
say-sonoun
Permission.
ChatGPT
say-so
Say-so is a person's direct assertion or statement about something, often considered authoritative or final. It can also refer to someone's permission or approval for something to happen.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of say-so in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of say-so in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of say-so in a Sentence
We are closing in on the North Koreans, and the nature of the regime is such that with total, complete control of the system nothing happens anywhere in that country without the say-so of the highest, supreme leader, chairman of that country, Mr Kim Jong-un.
But which race? Does there exist a German race? Has it ever existed? Will it ever exist? Reality, myth, or hoax of the theorists? Ah well, we respond, a Germanic race does not exist. Various movements. Curiosity. Stupor. We repeat. Does not exist. We don't say so. Scientists say so. Hitler says so.
And my personality isn’t ever one to insult anybody. I have plenty of my own flaws. I’m not here to point out anyone else’s flaws. There are things that I agree with. There are things that I don’t. There are things I agree with my wife about. There are things that I don’t. I love her to death, but we don’t always see eye to eye, i don’t see eye to eye with anyone. And I’m not responsible for what other people say. I’m really responsible for what I say. So, if people want to say things that I said or that I’m about, that’s up to them, and I’m not going to respond to all those things all the time either.
We knew he had some fixation on her, for sure, even his friends would say so.
Jesus loves you, I heard him say so myself . . . at a taco stand in Mexico.
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