decision
the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment: They must make a decision between these two contestants.
the act of or need for making up one's mind: This is a difficult decision.
something that is decided; resolution: She made a poor decision when she dropped out of school.
a judgment, as one formally pronounced by a court: It is the decision of this court that the appeal is granted.
the quality of being decided; firmness: He spoke with decision and calm authority.
the final score in any sport or contest: The decision was 5 to 4 in favor of the home team.
Boxing. the awarding of a victory in a match not decided by a knockout or technical knockout, usually through a vote of the referee and judges.
Boxing. to win a victory over (one's opponent) by a point score rather than a knockout.
Origin of decision
1Other words for decision
Other words from decision
- de·ci·sion·al, adjective
- non·de·ci·sion, noun
- pre·de·ci·sion, noun
- re·de·ci·sion, noun
- sub·de·ci·sion, noun
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How to use decision in a sentence
Then after you do all of that work, you are probably going to make a decision that’s not going to make everybody happy.
Because vaccine supply will be limited at first, the decisions about who gets those first doses could save tens of thousands of lives.
After engineering studies determined there was no way to repair the hardware without putting workers at risk, the NSF made the decision to shut the observatory down.
Big dish of Arecibo observatory has reached the end of the line | John Timmer | November 19, 2020 | Ars TechnicaIn order to allow officers to do their job without fear, I made the decision at that time.
Citizens are turning face recognition on unidentified police | Tate Ryan-Mosley | November 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewSo, for example, when they banned Frankenstein in Belfast, it was a council decision.
But for the next few weeks, as we prepare for The decision II: The Decisioning, all eyes are going to be on LeBron.
Where Free Agent LeBron James Will Take His Talents Next | Robert Silverman | June 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for decision
/ (dɪˈsɪʒən) /
a judgment, conclusion, or resolution reached or given; verdict
the act of making up one's mind
firmness of purpose or character; determination
Origin of decision
1Derived forms of decision
- decisional, adjective
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