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

Of course, China has the final word on what runs on its movie screens (though studios can buy trailer time), and marketing to 1.4B people while finding a common ground across such a spectrum is no small task. —Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025

Mporokoso had a feeling that Cobb’s go-ahead play would not be the last word. —Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025

But Trump's claims should not be considered the final word, says one expert. —Emily Chang, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2025

But in the fractured Iranian political system, Ayatollah Khamenei has the last word. —David E. Sanger, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2025