discretionary power

基本解释

If your definition is how many people have 'significant discretionary power', [it's] 100-125 million.
如果你的定义是那些拥有巨大的可自由支配的权力的话，它只有1—1.25亿。
Abusing administrative power includes abusing the discretionary power and the non-discretionary power.
违反规定处理公务“包括行政自由裁量权的滥用与羁束权的滥用；”
So it is demonstrable that "referees use their discretionary power to favour home teams, but only in close games".
这就说明了“裁判会使用自由裁量权让主队受益，但只有在势均力敌的比赛中”的说法。

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