a free hand

noun

: the freedom to do things and make decisions without being controlled by another
Her father gave her a free hand in running the family business.

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Khamenei also gave the Guard a free hand to build a network of businesses and dominate the economy. — Lee Keath, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026 Khamenei also gave the Guard a free hand to build a network of businesses and dominate the economy. — Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026 Israel rejects linking both battlefields, and insists on having a free hand to attack Hezbollah. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026 Even so, even in places where Democrats have a free hand to do their own shenanigans, such as Oregon and Illinois, there aren’t many districts that haven’t already been designed to their advantage. — Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for a free hand

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