Strong base
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A strong base is a base which strongly attract protons (H<sup+) in solution. Some example strong bases include sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and lithium hydroxide (LiOH).
The conjugate acid for a strong acid is a weak acid. In many cases the conjugate base simply acts as a spectator ion in a reaction.