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

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

To varying degrees, those businesses and others still trade on the residual power of their founders’ personality and vision.

From New York Times

But this is not simply about the residual power of a state attorney general to prosecute in the wake of a presidential pardon.

From Slate

Suu Kyi had been criticized for not making a public statement on the loss of Ko Ni, who was a key adviser to her National League for Democracy party as it seeks to wrest from the army its residual power in government.

From Seattle Times