free handnoun [ S ]
uk/ˌfriː ˈhænd/us/ˌfriː ˈhænd/C2 the right or authority to do anything you consider necessary:
The company's given me a free hand to negotiate a deal.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Freedom to act
- (as) free as a bird idiom
- at will idiom
- autonomous
- autonomy
- be a law unto yourself idiom
- free rein idiom
- free spirit
- free time
- free will
- free-form
- hold
- independent
- indie
- liberty
- me time
- no holds barred idiom
- no holds barred
- paddle your own canoe idiom
- permissive
- volunteer
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