have a say in

1. Also, have a voice in . Have the right or power to influence or make a decision about something. For example, I want to have a say in this matter , or Citizens want to have a voice in their local government . [c. 1600]

2. have one's say . Express one's views, as in As soon as I've had my say I'll sit down . [Late 1600s]

3. have the say . Be in command, as in The general has the say over which troops will be sent . [Early 1800s]

Example Sentences

Motivating certain ideas through funding allows government to have a say in which ideas are acceptable and which aren’t.

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They also want a senior or former judge to chair the inquiry, and to have a say in their selection.

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The next day, joined by Turkey, they warned him that if Hamas didn’t approve the plan it would be stripped of all political and diplomatic cover; Qatar and Turkey would no longer host the group’s political leadership, and Egypt would stop pressing for Hamas to have a say in Gaza’s postwar governance, the officials said.

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“One of the great things of being a captain is to have a say in how the course is set up.”

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The US archivist is responsible for hiring library directors, and the White House does not have a say in the firing and hiring of these employees.

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