The judicial function of final decision-maker remains with the court and is not delegated through.

This involves the channelling of policy initiatives upwards from lower levels so that as proposals move through the company they gather support leaving the final decision-maker with the simple task of confirming the agreed consensus.

The functions of the Orgburo and the Politburo were often interconnected, but the latter was ultimately the final decision-maker.

"I suppose we ought to be thankful that Gral and Thoris aren't the final decision-makers on their respective homeworlds," al-Rashid said.

Here, the pairs again performed poorly because the final decision-maker had no information about how certain, or uncertain, his partner was.

Joseph Corozzo was the final decision-maker.

In fact, those lower courts are the front lines of that battle and, for many women, the final decision-maker.

It is helpful when management team members are the final decision-makers in setting priorities, policies and procedures.

That measure would remove the New York City police commissioner as the final decision-maker in discipline cases, giving that authority to an independent arbitrator.

The City Council has replaced the Board of Estimate as final decision-maker on all major land-use decisions, and, as it may turn out, minor ones as well.