to have the authority to make decisions over someone or something
to have a dominant position or an unfair advantage
advantage
control
ascendancy
edge
initiative
The man has an upper hand to his wife. It is reflected in the way he speaks with her.
She wanted an upper hand in the business and hence went ahead to buy all the shares that she could find in the market.
The prime minister has an upper hand in the decision making and not the parliament, in such cases.
The upper hand is given to those who take it.
There is no origin for this idiom
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definition
Common phrase that has a specific meaning.