the last/final word

noun

: the final thing said in an argument or a discussion

Your mother's decision is the final word on the matter.

Why do you always have to have the last word?

: the power to make a final decision

The judge will have the last word on the divorce agreement.

informal : the most modern or best one of its kind

This is the last word in wireless phones.

The van's design is the last word in safety.

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Should voters approve the BPO on Tuesday, however, that is unlikely to be the final word on the matter. —

Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Parker took those earlier reviews into account, then gave herself the last word. —

Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024 Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas may have gotten the last word in his beef with New York Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. without saying — or even writing — a word. —

Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 Instead of using the popular vote to determine the election’s winner, a group of electors have the last word. —

Doug Melville, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the last/final word

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