say-so

Type of:: affirmation, assertion, statement
the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

Types:: directive
a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; Presidential Directive
a directive issued by the President of the United States; usually addressed to all heads of departments and agencies

Type of:: declaration
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; power of appointment
authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property; carte blanche
complete freedom or authority to act; command
the power or authority to command; imperium
supreme authority; absolute dominion; lordship
the authority of a lord; muscle
authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); sovereignty
the authority of a state to govern another state

DEFINITIONS OF: say-so