rest with
phrasal verb
rested with; resting with; rests with
: to be the responsibility of (someone or something)
The final decision rests with you.
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That power rests with the governor and the eight-member Governor’s Council, all Democrats.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 6 June 2025
Review your financial performance The success of your wider strategic goals is likely to rest with the financial performance of the organization.
—Sally Percy, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
One key problem is that while the secretary-general is the U.N.'s chief executive, power rests with the 193 member nations, which have very different ideas about the U.N. and the world.
—Arkansas Online, 1 June 2025
Corbin, meanwhile, has filed a cross-complaint against Kirk, saying any liability should rest with him.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2025
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 6 June 2025
Review your financial performance The success of your wider strategic goals is likely to rest with the financial performance of the organization.
—Sally Percy, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
One key problem is that while the secretary-general is the U.N.'s chief executive, power rests with the 193 member nations, which have very different ideas about the U.N. and the world.
—Arkansas Online, 1 June 2025
Corbin, meanwhile, has filed a cross-complaint against Kirk, saying any liability should rest with him.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2025
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“Rest with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20with. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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