final say

English

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Noun

final say

1. (idiomatic) The right to make a final decision.

   In all matters relating to the family business, mum has the final say.

   • 2020 May 20, Philip Haigh, “Ribblehead: at the heart of the S&C's survival and its revival”, in Rail, page 26:

     The TUCC's role was to assess what (if any) hardship a BR closure proposal would cause, and to make recommendations to ministers who would have the final say.

Translations

right to make a final decision

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 最后决定权 (zuì hòu jué dìng quán)

• Finnish: viimeinen sana
• Spanish: última palabra f

See also

• last word