ultimate power

collocation in English

meaningsofultimateandpower

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ultimate
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈʌl.tɪ.mət/us
/ˈʌl.tə.mət/
most extreme or important because either the original or final, or the best ...
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power
noun
uk
/paʊər/us
/ˈpaʊ.ɚ/
ability to control people ...
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(Definition ofultimateandpowerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, the crown maintained the right to dissolve the house and, consequently, theultimatepower.
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It has theultimatepowerof decision.
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The latter is theultimatepower.
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Who is going to have theultimatepower?
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Without thisultimatepowerhe cannot do so.
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Citizenship ought to indicate whereultimatepowerlies.
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That is theultimatepoweron their side.
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I regret that these amendments would remove thatultimatepower.
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Their success stemmed from their adoption of a grand strategy designed to serve their needs in an urban environment in which the whiteruled state wieldedultimatepower.
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I do not argue about theultimatepower, but let us make no mistake.
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We haveultimatepowerto renationalise, if necessary, and to change all the rules.
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I agree, therefore, that we must have thisultimatepowerof compulsion.
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The case underlined the need for great care before thisultimatepoweris exercised.
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It is a question of how rigid or flexible theultimatepowerof intervention should be.
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No doubt ourultimatepowerto delay was a factor also weighed in the balance.
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Clearly, theultimatepowerof scrutiny and control of councils and councillors resides with the electorate.
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This power is theultimatepowerto deal drastically with very serious cases of infection.
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It must be made clear beyond a shadow of doubt where theultimatepowerrests.
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Thisultimatepower—and it is a draconian power—will remain in reserve.
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In many trade unions the only body with theultimatepoweris the national executive council.
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If volunteering is not sufficient to feed them, there must be someultimatepowerof compulsion.
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They are catered for, or should be, by those who have theultimatepowerof planning.
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It is the local authority that has theultimatepowerand the resources to start the scheme.
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I do not myself see any argument against theultimatepowerof the courts to look into these matters.
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