decision-making

American  

[dih-sizh-uhn-mey-king] / dɪˈsɪʒ ənˌmeɪ kɪŋ /

Or decision making or decisionmaking

noun

1. the act or process of making choices or decisions with a group of people, especially in business or politics (often used attributively).

   decision-making skills.

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Other Word Forms

• decision-maker noun

Etymology

Origin of decision-making

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Instead of becoming more automatic or habit-driven, the rats showed more deliberate and effortful decision-making.

From Science Daily

When inflammation occurred, astrocytes multiplied and disrupted nearby neural circuits that control movement and decision-making.

From Science Daily

It called for investment at least in line with inflation and more local decision-making with more officers patrolling the streets, engaging with communities.

From BBC

Arteta highlighted the benefit of him here succinctly, saying of Saka's ability to be more unpredictable in both his decision-making and his positioning, "it's more difficult for the opponent to get his reference constantly".

From BBC

Lloyds used what it described as "aggregated, anonymised data" to "ensure compliance with regulations and to reflect common practice of using data to underpin decision-making".

From BBC

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