the last/final word

noun

1

: 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?

2

: the power to make a final decision

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

3

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.

Examples of the last/final word in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Courtesy of Justin DuRant That was the last word on the theoretical foundations of quantum bit commitments for nearly 25 years. —Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 30 June 2024

Under that method, so now the commissioner gets the first and only word as well as the final word? —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024

After Loper Bright, the Court is now the final word on a broad range of policy questions that hardly anyone cares about, but that are very important when taken in the aggregate, and that often involve hyper-technical questions that are far beyond the justices’ expertise. —Ian Millhiser, Vox, 28 June 2024

Biden will give the first closing statement, while Trump will have the second closing statement — and therefore will have the final word. —Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 June 2024