residual power

American  

noun

1. power retained by a governmental authority after certain powers have been delegated to other authorities.

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Etymology

Origin of residual power

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

In that case, she said, the Supreme Court also stated that former presidents retained some residual power to invoke executive privilege.

From New York Times

His residual power, which he must use or lose, is to influence his party’s selection of candidates for state and federal offices.

From Washington Post

At the time, the nation did not know how close it got to a nightmare scenario: a defeated president using his residual power over the Justice Department in an effort to cling to power.

From Washington Post

Constitutionally, this is a magisterial landmark in the assertion of parliamentary sovereignty against the residual power of the crown and ministers.

From The Guardian

Faculties still have that residual power.

From Salon