1. (noun) an authoritative declaration

• dictum
• pronouncement

2. (noun) the power or right to give orders or make decisions

• authorisation
• authority
• authorization
• dominance
• potency

1. (noun) one chap's arbitrary assertion

• affirmation
• assertion
• statement

2. (noun) an authoritative declaration

• declaration

3. (noun) the power or right to give orders or make decisions

• control

1. (noun) an authoritative declaration

• directive

2. (noun) the power or right to give orders or make decisions

• carte blanche
• command
• imperium
• lordship
• muscle
• power of appointment
• sovereignty

1. (noun) an authoritative declaration

• judge
• label
• pronounce

2. (noun) the power or right to give orders or make decisions

• dominate
• master
• potent
• strong