rest with

phrasal verb

rested with; resting with; rests with

: to be the responsibility of (someone or something)

The final decision rests with you.

Examples of rest with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Though the power to adjudicate whether a particular individual violated the law often rests with judges, the power to make arrests, bring enforcement actions, or seek an official penalty normally rests with the Executive. —

Ian Millhiser, Vox, 13 May 2024 His frequent reminders to the public that the power to determine the nation’s future rests with them were moving if a tad, well, rote. —

Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 25 July 2024 Flashback: In one of her first acts as vice president, Harris convened a group of small business owners to signal that her sympathy rested with scrappy entrepreneurs and not big corporations. —

Hans Nichols, Axios, 24 July 2024 But the decision ultimately rests with the party’s delegates at the national convention in Chicago next month. —

Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 22 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for rest with

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