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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But speculation will not be the final word on what caused that accident. —

Mario Vuksan, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Even though the election was over a month ago, voters in some parts of the country are discovering that having their say at the ballot box is not necessarily the final word. —

Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024 More From Newsweek Vault: Learn About the Best High-Yield Checking Accounts Many Reddit users were in support of the 24-year-old, saying that her grandmother's will was the final word. —

Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024 This was not supposed to be the final word, however. —

Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the last/final word

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