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say-so

 noun
     
say-so informal
1

somebody's say-so

someone's permission to do something:
You can't leave the hospital without the say-so of the doctor.
2

on somebody's say-so

based on someone's personal statement without any proof:
She's hired a number of people on my say-so.
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