voice



*voice (in something)

 and *say (in something)
Fig. a part in making a decision. (*Typically: get ~; have ~;give someone ~.) I'd like to have a voice in choosing the carpet. John wanted to have a say in the issue also. He says he seldom gets a say.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dinesh-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali
Kara (1)-English
Katerina-Macedonian, Russian, Bulgarian, Greek, Late Roman
Astrid['æsteriks]
ArnÓRr-Ancient Scandinavian
Amiliaə-MEE-lee-ə, ə-MEEL-yəEnglish (Rare)