From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishultimateul‧ti‧mate1 /ˈʌltəmət/●くろまる●くろまる○しろまるW3AWL adjective [only before noun]1PURPOSEsomeone’s ultimateaim is their main and most important aim, that they hope to achieve in the futureSYN finalultimate goal/aim/objective etcComplete disarmament was the ultimate goal of the conference.Our ultimate objective is to have as many female members of parliament as there are male.2the ultimate result of a long process is what happens at the end of itThe ultimate outcome of the experiment cannot be predicted.The ultimate fate of the tribe was even sadder.the ultimate failure of the project3ENDif you have ultimate responsibility for something, you are the person who must make the important finaldecisions about itThe ultimate responsibility for policy lies with the president.The ultimate decision rests with the Public Health Service.4BESTMOSTbetter, bigger, worse etc than all other things or people of the same kindThe Rolling Stones are the ultimate rock and roll band.The female nude is surely the ultimate test of artistic skill.Examples from the Corpusultimate• The superb school is superb only by virtue of its success in developing its ultimatecustomer: the pupil.• The ultimatedeterminants of realinvestment, whether by foreign or domesticfirms, remain a contentiousissue in economictheory.• Television is the ultimate fun-house mirror.• The ultimategoal of the military was to restore the democratic government.• Even when their offences are of the ultimategravity, some people are getting off far too lightly.• Monroe was the ultimate Hollywood moviestar.• Its preciseorigins remain obscure; its ultimateimpact on society is necessarily still a matter of conjecture.• Our first classpassengersenjoy the ultimate in luxury and service.• At no time can I remember ever being stopped from pursuing an objective which was of ultimatepotentialgain to the company.• Ultimate responsibility lies with the President.• For many people, the RollingStones will always be the world's ultimaterock and roll band.• Examples of the use of this ultimatesanction are few.ultimate goal/aim/objective etc• It is this personhood which is the Monster's ultimate objective.• The sixthstage, national information infrastructure, or the I-way, is the ultimate goal.• Thus, while each has the same ultimate goal, each chooses a different methodology to achieve it.• One trains in the arts of war, yet the ultimate goal is peace.• Her ultimate aim is television stardom.• The ultimate aim is to replacegasolinealtogether by using battery power or other non-polluting energysources.• Humanwelfare is the ultimate goal of economic activity.• Great strides had been made, but the elimination of poverty, Johnson's ultimate aim, was far from complete.ultimate outcome• The process of implementation had a large role in determining the ultimate outcomes.• Work is designed so that it can best be completed by a group, with a group project being the ultimate outcome.• The tensions can't be avoided and the ultimate outcome can't be predicted.• The continuing, and heated, judicialdebate on racialpreferenceindicates that the ultimate outcome of this controversy remains in doubt.• If there is any doubt about the ultimate outcome, the proceeding must be left on foot.ultimate decision• Alice looked at Kiki, Kiki at Alice, the ultimate decisionblooming at long last.• The ultimate decision concerning who to hire is made by consensus.• Although a baremajority in his cabinet seemed likely to back him, its ultimate decision could not be predicted early Wednesday.• Mr. Patten I can confirm that the ultimate decision is ministerial.• More applications will consequently get through to the ultimate decisionmakers.• The ultimate decision must be made by the ChiefConstable himself.• The ultimate decisions will be taken at governmental, even presidential, level.ultimateultimate2 noun →the ultimate in somethingOriginultimate1(1600-1700)Late Latinultimatus"last", from ultimare"to come to an end, be last", from Latinultimus"farthest, last", from ulter; → ULTERIOR