with a free hand

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Working with a free hand, the director included previously unseen George Harrison quitting the band and was able to isolate moments of conversation away from the sounds of guitars and amps.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2022

But while his centrist alliance won the most seats in Sunday's legislative elections, they fell well short of the absolute majority he needed to rule with a free hand.

From Reuters • Jun. 21, 2022

Early on, Baron sought to establish that Musk ran Tesla with a free hand in practice, despite being a minority shareholder and subject to oversight by the company’s board.

From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2021

Even if Tillerson were to be confirmed, he would not take over the state department with a free hand to rewrite policy.

From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2016

They profess to believe that the best results for society as a whole are obtained when every corporation or industrial combination is allowed to manage its business with a free hand.

From The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy by Smith, J. Allen (James Allen)