The right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge

• say-so

  1. An unsupported statement or assurance:
  2. An expression of permission or approval:
  3. The right or authority to decide:

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  1. An unsupported statement or assurance:
  2. An expression of permission or approval:
  3. The right or authority to decide:

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• sway

  1. To swing back and forth or to and fro.
  2. To incline or bend to one side; veer:
  3. To incline toward change, as in opinion or feeling:

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  1. To swing back and forth or to and fro.
  2. To incline or bend to one side; veer:
  3. To incline toward change, as in opinion or feeling:

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• prerogative

  1. An exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group, especially a hereditary or official right.
  2. The exclusive right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge:
  3. Of, arising from, or exercising a prerogative.

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  1. An exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group, especially a hereditary or official right.
  2. The exclusive right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge:
  3. Of, arising from, or exercising a prerogative.

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• power

  1. The ability or capacity to act or do something effectively:
  2. A specific capacity, faculty, or aptitude:
  3. Physical strength or force exerted or capable of being exerted:

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  1. The ability or capacity to act or do something effectively:
  2. A specific capacity, faculty, or aptitude:
  3. Physical strength or force exerted or capable of being exerted:

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• might

  1. Great power or force, as of a nation or army.
  2. Physical strength:

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  1. Great power or force, as of a nation or army.
  2. Physical strength:

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• mastery

  1. Possession of consummate skill.
  2. The status of master or ruler; control:
  3. Full command of a subject of study:

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  1. Possession of consummate skill.
  2. The status of master or ruler; control:
  3. Full command of a subject of study:

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• jurisdiction

  1. The right of a court to hear a particular case, based on the scope of its authority over the type of case and the parties to the case.
  2. Authority or control:
  3. The extent of authority or control:

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  1. The right of a court to hear a particular case, based on the scope of its authority over the type of case and the parties to the case.
  2. Authority or control:
  3. The extent of authority or control:

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• dominion

  1. Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty:
  2. A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.
  3. A self-governing nation under the nominal rule of the British monarch.

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  1. Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty:
  2. A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.
  3. A self-governing nation under the nominal rule of the British monarch.

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• domination

  1. Control or power over another or others.
  2. The exercise of such control or power.
  3. The fourth of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.

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  1. Control or power over another or others.
  2. The exercise of such control or power.
  3. The fourth of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.

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• control

  1. To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct:
  2. To adjust to a requirement; regulate:
  3. To hold in restraint; check:

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  1. To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct:
  2. To adjust to a requirement; regulate:
  3. To hold in restraint; check:

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• command

  1. To direct with authority; give orders to.
  2. To have control or authority over; rule:
  3. To have at one's disposal:

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  1. To direct with authority; give orders to.
  2. To have control or authority over; rule:
  3. To have at one's disposal:

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• authority

  1. The power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge.
  2. One that is invested with this power, especially a government or body of government officials:
  3. Power assigned to another; authorization:

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  1. The power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge.
  2. One that is invested with this power, especially a government or body of government officials:
  3. Power assigned to another; authorization:

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The condition of being politically free

• self-government

  1. Political independence; autonomy.
  2. Popular or representative government; democracy.
  3. Self-control.

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  1. Political independence; autonomy.
  2. Popular or representative government; democracy.
  3. Self-control.

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• liberty

  1. The condition of being free from confinement, servitude, or forced labor.
  2. The condition of being free from oppressive restriction or control by a government or other power.
  3. A right to engage in certain actions without control or interference by a government or other power:

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  1. The condition of being free from confinement, servitude, or forced labor.
  2. The condition of being free from oppressive restriction or control by a government or other power.
  3. A right to engage in certain actions without control or interference by a government or other power:

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• independency

  1. Independence.
  2. An independent territory or state.
  3. The Independent movement in 17th-century England.

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  1. Independence.
  2. An independent territory or state.
  3. The Independent movement in 17th-century England.

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• independence

  1. The state or quality of being independent.
  2. Sufficient income for comfortable self-support; a competence.

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  1. The state or quality of being independent.
  2. Sufficient income for comfortable self-support; a competence.

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• freedom

  1. The condition of not being in prison or captivity:
  2. The condition of being free of restraints, especially the ability to act without control or interference by another or by circumstance:
  3. The condition of not being controlled by another nation or political power; political independence.

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  1. The condition of not being in prison or captivity:
  2. The condition of being free of restraints, especially the ability to act without control or interference by another or by circumstance:
  3. The condition of not being controlled by another nation or political power; political independence.

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• autonomy

  1. The condition or quality of being autonomous; independence.
  2. Self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination.
  3. Self-government with respect to local or internal affairs:

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  1. The condition or quality of being autonomous; independence.
  2. Self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination.
  3. Self-government with respect to local or internal affairs:

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The power of a sovereign or state

• sway

  1. To swing back and forth or to and fro.
  2. To incline or bend to one side; veer:
  3. To incline toward change, as in opinion or feeling:

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  1. To swing back and forth or to and fro.
  2. To incline or bend to one side; veer:
  3. To incline toward change, as in opinion or feeling:

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• supreme power

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• supremacy

  1. The quality or condition of being supreme.
  2. Supreme power or authority.

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  1. The quality or condition of being supreme.
  2. Supreme power or authority.

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Independent political authority

• self-determination

  1. Determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion; free will.
  2. Freedom of the people of a given area to determine their own political status; independence.

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  1. Determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion; free will.
  2. Freedom of the people of a given area to determine their own political status; independence.

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• autonomy

  1. The condition or quality of being autonomous; independence.
  2. Self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination.
  3. Self-government with respect to local or internal affairs:

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  1. The condition or quality of being autonomous; independence.
  2. Self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination.
  3. Self-government with respect to local or internal affairs:

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• independence

  1. The state or quality of being independent.
  2. Sufficient income for comfortable self-support; a competence.

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  1. The state or quality of being independent.
  2. Sufficient income for comfortable self-support; a competence.

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