Meanings
nounresidual power (plural residual powers)
plural residual powers
- lawPower that is retained by the government after other powers were distributed to other authorities in the course of elections or by the process of delegation.
Translations
French pouvoir résiduel
- pouvoir résiduelpower retained by gvt.
Indonesian kekuasaan residual, kekuatan residual
- kekuasaan residualpower retained by gvt.
- kekuatan residualpower retained by gvt.
Malay kuasa berbaki, kuasa residual
- kuasa berbakipower retained by gvt.
- kuasa residualpower retained by gvt.
Russian оста́точные полномо́чия
- оста́точные полномо́чия (ostátočnyje polnomóčija)power retained by gvt.
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APA
residual power. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/residual%20power
MLA
“residual power.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/residual%20power. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “residual power,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/residual%20power.
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